Abstracts by keywords: institutions for handicapped people
The dental care of home residents in Bremen - a survey
Improving oral health and intensifying dental care for residents in nursing homes and facilities for the disabled have been the subject of numerous publications (1) and the subject of political initiatives (2) for many years. The Federal Dental Association (BZÄK) and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Dentists (KZBV) presented a joint concept in 2010 (3). Almost all authors assume that dental care in these facilities is inadequate. In 2006, the dental service of the Bremen Public Health Department examined the residents of two nursing homes in Bremen and determined the existing need for dental treatment. In over 30% of the residents examined, dental intervention would have been urgently required at that time (4).