secure oral hygiene products for

residents’ oral health kits.

develop oral health protocols.

promote the importance of daily oral

care among staff.

The oral health kit is based on the model

used @ Deer Lodge facility in Winnipeg.

April & May 2014

› In one Parkridge Centre neighborhood,

Saskatoon Health Region – Oral Health

Program dental health educators (DHE’s) are

providing:

initial oral health assessments using the Oral

Health Assessment Tool (OHAT)

Hands-on instruction for daily care.

Next Steps

› DHE’s training Clinical Nurse Educators (CNE)

on assessments and daily oral care. Better

Oral Health in Long Term Care training

module is being used.

› CNE’s will train Continuing Care Aides

(CCA’s)

CNE’s are using mannequins with oral

cavities and teeth, to help staff become

comfortable in providing oral care.

Adjustments will be made to processes,

training and resources as required, until

everything flows well.

CNE’s will continue adding

neighborhoods and training front-line

staff, until daily oral care is fully

implemented.

• This resource was distributed to residents and

their families during April.