Background Oral health in nursing home residents is poor. Robust, mandated assessment
tools such as the Resident Assessment Instrument–Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS) 2.0 are …

Abstract Objective To compare Resident Assessment Instrument—Minimum Data Set 2.0
(RAI) oral/dental items collected by nursing home (NH) care staff to (a) assessments …

Background Globally, oral health status of the geriatric population residing in nursing homes
is poor. The integration of non-dental professionals is vital to monitor oral health, early …

Concerns about the quality of care in US nursing homes led to 1987 federal regulations
mandating a national standardized resident assessment. This assessment, or Minimum Data …

Aim To investigate the extent to which the Revised Oral Assessment Guide–Jönköping
(ROAG‐J) is used by nursing staff routinely in nursing homes in Sweden and to describe …

Background Limited assessment tools for estimating the oral health of nursing home
residents are available in the German language. Aims To develop a German version of the …

Background/Objectives The poor oral hygiene of nursing home (NH) residents is a matter of
increasing concern, especially because of its relationship with pneumonia and other health …

Objective To develop and evaluate, with a dentist as gold standard, an oral health screening
tool, the Oral Health Screening Tool for Nursing Personnel (OHSTNP), that assists long‐term …

Background Good oral health in older residents of nursing homes is important for general
health and quality of life. Very few studies have assessed how oral symptoms affect …

This paper presents systematic review findings to best summarize the assessment of oral
health and the use of oral assessment tools by nurses and carers for adults with dementia …