Patient satisfaction with e-oral health care in rural and remote settings: a systematic review.

Background: During the past decade e-oral health technology has been used to address the oral health care challenges in rural and remote settings. This review systematically evaluated the literature on patient satisfaction with e-oral health care in rural and remote communities.

Methods: The systematic review included interventional and observational studies published between 1946 and 2021, in the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Global Health.

Voicing Beliefs on Global Leadership for Dentistry.

Background: Dental leadership in different models of care is not well documented, and therefore the objectives of this study were to explore how dental leaders develop their own leadership and how they engage others to increase access to oral health services as well as to describe perceived challenges in developing coalitions for promoting oral health care.

Methods: We adopted a qualitative descriptive research methodology. We recruited dental leaders using a purposeful sampling approach and a snowball technique.

[Integrating oral health care services into primary care in Quebec].

Background: Although integrated care is drawing considerable attention from health care policy makers, little is known about integration of oral health care services into primary care in Quebec. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compile information and compare the aspects of primary oral health care in two public health care organizations.

Method: An environmental scan was carried out in one rural and one urban primary health care organizations in Quebec.

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Background: Although integrated care is drawing considerable attention from health care policy makers, little is known about integration of oral health care services into primary care in Quebec. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compile information and compare the aspects of primary oral health care in two public health care organizations.

Method: An environmental scan was carried out in one rural and one urban primary health care organizations in Quebec.

[Interprofessional collaboration in geriatric primary oral healthcare in Québec – Implementation landmarks].

Accelerated ageing of the population results in an ever-increasing number of functionally dependent elderly persons. Even healthy older people experience self-care deficits due to decreased mobility, endurance and sensory loss. Residents in long-term care centres depend on caregivers for the majority of their activities of daily living.

How primary health care teams perceive the integration of oral health care into their practice: A qualitative study.

Recently, new models for the integration of oral health into primary care have been proposed. However, these models may be adopted by a variety of health care systems, and will reach successful outcomes only if they can be adapted to suit the local context. To this end, the objective of this study was to explore the perceptions of Quebec primary health care teams on the integration of oral health into primary care.

From theoretical concepts to policies and applied programmes: the landscape of integration of oral health in primary care.

Background: Despite its importance, the integration of oral health into primary care is still an emerging practice in the field of health care services. This scoping review aims to map the literature and provide a summary on the conceptual frameworks, policies and programs related to this concept.

Methods: Using the Levac et al.

Barriers and facilitators in the integration of oral health into primary care: a scoping review.

Objective: This scoping study has been conducted to map the literature and provide a descriptive synthesis on the barriers and facilitators of the integration of oral health into primary care.

Methods: Grounded in the Rainbow conceptual model and using the Levac six-stage framework, we performed a systematic search of electronic databases, organisational websites and grey literature from 1978 to April 2016. All publications with a focus on the integration of oral health into primary care were included except commentaries and editorials.

Patient satisfaction with E-Oral Health care in rural and remote settings: a systematic review protocol.

Background: Individuals living in rural and remote settings face oral health problems and access-to-care barriers due to the shortage of oral health care providers in these areas, geographic remoteness, lack of appropriate infrastructure and lower socio-economic status. E-Oral Health technology could mitigate these barriers by providing the delivery of some aspects of health care and exchange of information across geographic distances. This review will systematically evaluate the literature on patient satisfaction with received E-Oral Health care in rural and remote communities.

[Oral Health and the Nurse’s Role in Québec].

Various international health care organizations strongly recommend the implication of non-dental health care professionals in oral health. Consequently, nurses are currently often required to question their ability to manage patients’ oral health-related problems, as well as the very meaning of their management of patients in such situations. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the role of the nurse in the management of oral health.

Integration of oral health into primary care: a scoping review protocol.

Introduction: Integrated care has been introduced as a means of improving health outcomes and access to care, and reducing the cost of healthcare. Despite its importance, the integration of oral health into primary care is still an emerging healthcare pathway. This scoping review protocol has been developed and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to provide an evidence-based synthesis on a primary oral healthcare approach and its effectiveness in improving oral health outcomes.