title: Challenges encountered when conducting a dental health needs assessment of older people resident in care homes: experience from England.
abstract: This paper describes the process of undertaking a dental health needs assessment of older people resident in care homes in the North East of England and the challenges involved. It illustrates many competency areas of interest to dental public health practitioners: oral health surveillance, dental public health intelligence and collaborative working.
authors.affiliation: Tees Public Health, Redheugh House, Teesdale South, Thomaby. kamini.shah@tees.nhs.uk
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Tabari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D003753:Dental Health Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D004739:England; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012494:Sampling Studies