The integration of oral health care into day-to-day care in nursing homes: a qualitative study.

Objective: This qualitative study explored barriers and enabling factors to the implementation of an oral hygiene protocol in nursing homes.

Background: Oral health care in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) is inadequate.

Materials And Methods: Qualitative data were obtained from nurses employed in 13 nursing homes involved in two randomised controlled trials in Flanders-Belgium.