Exploring the barriers to oral healthcare promotion and provision in the community.

Br J Community Nurs

Freelance healthcare writer.

Published: May 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • Community nurses have the skills and relationships needed to treat a diverse range of patients effectively.
  • Oral health, particularly among older populations, has been largely overlooked in community healthcare.
  • Francesca Ramadan discusses the obstacles community nurses face in providing oral healthcare and suggests potential solutions to improve this situation.

Article Abstract

With their wide breadth of expertise and the ability to leverage the therapeutic relationship, community nurses are ideally placed to provide treatment and support to an extensive variety of patients with a diverse range of conditions. However, to date, oral health has remained a neglected domain in the community, especially in older demographics. Francesca Ramadan explores the barriers to community nurse provision of oral healthcare and the solutions proposed to overcome these challenges.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.5.246DOI Listing

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