1. Oral health of psychiatric
patients
International journal of dental
hygiene

2. Introduction
• Pts are likely to report dental problems.
• Pt with more hospital admissions
• Lack of preventive care (the unavailability of
personnel)
• Hospital without a full-time dental care facility
• Increasing length of hospitalization

3. • For oral health promotion and intervention
• Psychiatric in-patient setting is important
• Preventive oral health habits

4. Materials and method
• Instrument : 18 questions (combination of open-
and closed- ended options)
• Procedure : nurses get the questions and
researchers collect them at the end of 1 week.
• Data analysis : analysed using Statistical package
for social csiences, summarized using
descriptive statistics, presented as frequencies
and percentage

5. Results
• Of 152 questions, 89.5% retrieval rate.

12. Discussion
• Should be performed as part of the routine
• It will maintain self-esteem and normal
standards of hygiene
• Nurses’ role to provide effective oral care is
important

13. • Gauze in the oral care of in-patients is not
recommended except then tooth-brushing is not
possible
• Mouthwash cannot be used (ineffective in
removing debris)

14. Conclusion
• Training on oral care delivery among nurses.
• Attachment of dentist to comprehensively care
for the oral health problem of Pts.