(POSTPONED) AlzEd: Oral Health and Dementia
Unfortunately due to illness, we are postponing this AlzEd education session on Oral Health and Dementia. Stay tuned for the new date! In the meantime, you can watch all of our previous virtual education sessions anytime on our YouTube Channel.
Maintaining good oral health is important for lifelong health and wellbeing. Poor oral hygiene can cause many concerns, especially for people living with dementia. This presentation will explore the fundamentals of oral hygiene and ways to improve oral health habits.
In addition to providing insightful information about the significance of oral health, demonstrations of proper brushing and flossing techniques and useful tips for maintaining a healthy smile will be shared. We also dive into some adaptive aids that can be helpful with a limited range of motion or difficulty with certain hand motions. Considerations and strategies for dementia will be explored.
Ellen Devine is from Prince Edward Island, where she attended the University of Prince Edward Island and completed her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology before starting the Dental Hygiene program.
Emily Trites is from New Brunswick; She started her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology at the University of New Brunswick before transferring to Dalhousie to complete her Diploma of Dental Hygiene.
Shauna Hachey, RDH, MHS, is a licensed Dental Hygienist and an Associate Professor in the School of Dental Hygiene, Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry. Shauna’s research interests include exploring the integration of oral health into continuing care settings, oral health of care dependent individuals, and novel community-led oral health promotion and knowledge translation.