Oral Health

About

The founding Purpose of the Oral Health Community of Practice is to disseminate evidence-based and clinically relevant oral health information to care providers of older adults. This is done through three methods:

• Awareness-raising strategies.
  
• Education and learning opportunities.
  
• Collaboration and networking (health care and oral/dental health sectors).

Core Working Group/ Membership/ Partners

Our membership continues to grow, and consists of a working group of committed professionals engaged in the oral care of older adults. We are accepting new members.

Our deepest thanks to the tremendous support and commitment provided to the Oral Health CoP from the following organizations:

• St. Peter’s Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario.
• Regional Geriatric Program Central, Hamilton, Ontario.
• Regional Municipality of Halton, Oral Health, Oakville, Ontario.

Related Resources

• Approaches for Oral Care
• Pocket Docket: Oral Hygiene-Basic Care
• Pocket Docket: Oral Hygiene-Dementia1-2toothbrush
• Pocket Docket: Oral Hygiene-Dementia2-2person
• Pocket Docket: Oral Hygiene-Dementia3-Refusal
• Pocket Docket: Oral Hygiene-Dentures

A variety of electronic resources have been created and made available for health care and oral health professionals, practitioners, and educators to use. Two great resources that come from the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario and the University of Manitoba School of Dentistry:

• http://www.cdho.org/Publications_InformationPamphlets.htm
  
  
• http://www.umanitoba.ca/dentistry/ccoh/ccoh_longTermCare.html

Contact

Mary-Lou van der Horst
Co-Lead
RGPc Hamilton
905.541.0656
dhm9@xplornet.com

Esther Coker
Co-Lead
St. Peter’s Hospital Hamilton
905.777.3837 x12227
ecoker@stpetes.ca

Lynda McKeown
Co-Lead
ThunderBay
807.345.7545
lmckeown@tbaytel.net

Donna Scott
Co-Lead
scottsix@xcelco.on.ca

Terry Kirkpatrick
Knowledge Broker
613.762.7752
tekirkp@sympatico.ca

Tara Harvie
Information Specialist
905.521.2100 x12476
harvie@hhsc.ca