title: [Improvement of oral health at institutionalized patients. Choice and validation of an adapted oral hygiene kit in long-term care unit].
abstract: The initiatives to improve the quality are widely developed in the healthcare sector. So, an evaluation of the professional practices (EPP) concerning oral diseases in elderly was organized in the long term care unit of the teaching hospital of Toulouse. In the dynamic of this EPP, a pilot study consisted in estimating a new kit of oral hygiene. This hygiene kit was chosen according to defined criteria adapted to the elderly. The results show a clear improvement of the oral health measured with a specific index (Oral health assessment tool).
authors.affiliation: Unité de soins de longue durée, CHU Toulouse Purpan, Hôpital Garonne, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lacoste-Ferré
authors.affiliation: Pôle odontologie, Faculté de chirurgie dentaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gendre
authors.affiliation: Pôle odontologie, Faculté de chirurgie dentaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rapp
authors.affiliation: Unité de soins de longue durée, CHU Toulouse Purpan, Hôpital Garonne, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gautrault
authors.affiliation: Unité de soins de longue durée, CHU Toulouse Purpan, Hôpital Garonne, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hermabessière
authors.affiliation: Unité de soins de longue durée, CHU Toulouse Purpan, Hôpital Garonne, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rolland
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010865:Pilot Projects
keywords: Oral health assessment tool (OHAT); elderly; evaluation of the professional practices (EPP); oral hygiene