Why nurisng home dental visits are necessary for our senior

Seniors living in nursing homes or on hospice care can no longer travel into a dental office for care. Medicare does not include dental care in their standard benefit. Older patients do not have the hand strength and dexterity to brush their own teeth anymore. We find that nursing home staff does not brush their residents teeth which leads to cavities and unnecessary dental pain. Seniors have an increased risk of pneumonia due to aspirating dental bacteria plaque into their lungs. Bacteria in the mouth is linked to an increase in  Alzheimer's disease. Tooth pain leading to extractions can cause severe bleeding and complications for this delicate population. Prevention is the key with regular onsite dental hygiene care inside the nursing homes. 

Patients experiencing mobility challenges such as quadriplegia, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease and strokes are unable to travel into a traditional dental office for care. They require special transport vehicles  and a lot of assistance to transfer from the wheelchair to the dental chair. Our bedside care eliminates this inconvenience, stress and uncomfortableness for both the patient and their caregiver.