Foundation dentists' attitudes and experiences in providing dental care for dependant older adults resident in care home settings.

IF 2.5 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE BDJ Open Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI:10.1038/s41405-024-00285-6

H Raison, H Parsley, Z Shah, T D Manangazira, Y Dailey

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Introduction: There is a continued increase of older dependant adults in England. Foundation Dentists (FDs) are often the dental workforce being tasked with providing dental care to dependant older adults resident in care home settings. This study explores whether FDs have the experience and confidence to deliver this.

Aim: This service evaluation aimed to explore FDs' attitudes, perceptions and experiences delivering dentistry to dependant older adults' resident in care home settings; to help inform workforce and service delivery planning.

Methods: All North West England (NW) FDs were invited to complete a semi-structured questionnaire at a regional study session. Results were analysed using descriptive and thematic analysis.

Results: There were 93 (80.1%) respondents, with the majority aged 20-24 years old (56, 60.2%), female (57, 61.3%) and with an United Kingdom undergraduate dental degree (88, 94.6%). Most respondents had no experience in delivering care in a care home setting at either undergraduate (85, 91.4%) or FD level (84, 90.3%). Only 14 respondents (15.1%) reported confidence to deliver dentistry in a care home setting.

Conclusion: To deliver dental care for dependant older adults resident in care home settings, FDs require additional training and clinical support. There is a need to review the undergraduate dental curriculum and NHS postgraduate training programmes to increase knowledge and skills for this vulnerable group.

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基金会牙医的态度和经验，提供牙科护理的依赖老年人居住在养老院设置。

导读：在英国，老年受抚养成年人的数量持续增加。基金会牙医（FDs）通常是牙科工作人员，他们的任务是为居住在养老院的老年人提供牙科护理。本研究探讨fd是否有经验和信心来实现这一目标。目的：本服务评估旨在探讨护理人员在护理之家为受赡养的老年人提供牙科服务的态度、观念和经验；帮助告知员工和服务交付计划。方法：所有西北英格兰（NW）的fd被邀请在区域研究会议上完成一份半结构化问卷。使用描述性和主题性分析对结果进行分析。结果：调查对象93人（80.1%），其中20 ~ 24岁占多数（56人，60.2%），女性占多数（57人，61.3%），英国牙科本科学历占88人，94.6%。大多数受访者在本科生（85,91.4%）或FD水平（84,90.3%）没有在养老院环境中提供护理的经验。只有14名受访者（15.1%）表示有信心在养老院提供牙科服务。结论：为了给居住在养老院的老年人提供牙科护理，fd需要额外的培训和临床支持。有必要审查本科牙科课程和NHS研究生培训计划，以增加这一弱势群体的知识和技能。

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