Dementia, cognitive impairment, oral health, and general health Dementie, cognitieve stoornis, mondgezondheid en algemene gezondheid
Conditions
Interventions
The public oral health project DFTM! focuses on improving the oral health and indirectly the general health of community-dwelling frail older people with and without dementia in the Netherlands, throu
oral complaints
and interdisciplinary care if needed. Furthermore, the project sets out to improve education and supports interdisciplinary collaborations, to physicians, assistants general health practice, dentists,
Sponsors
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam i.e. Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study focuses on two populations: the participating health care professionals, and the community-dwelling older people with dementia. The health care professionals are the professionals working in the participating general practices, dental practices, and homecare organizations, i.e., physicians, assistants general health practice, dentists, case managers, district nurses, and home care workers. In order to be eligible to participate in the project DFTM!, the general health practice, the dental practice, and the home care organization are willing to include oral health care for frail older people in the care program. The community-dwelling older people with dementia, i.e. participants, should be older than 65 years, community dwelling, suffering from dementia, be registered with the home care organization that participates in the study, and registered with a general health practice.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A general health practice, dental practice, and/or home care organization will be excluded from participation if: the physician has a temporary position with a duration of less than 1 year; the dental practice is poorly accessible; and the home care organization has no clients above the age of 65 years. Participant lives in a care facility; is terminally ill; has no natural nor artificial dentition, had a MMSE score lower than 18 at baseline; and/or has no physician. Participant of the control group is registered as a patient of a physician and/or dentist of the intervention group.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is the quality of implementation of the project 'Don't forget the mouth!'. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes are oral hygiene, oral health status, oral health related quality of life, general health and care dependency | — |
Contacts
Public ContactB.V. Ho
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA)
Outcome results
None listed