Oral Health Recommendations
Oral Health Recommendations
Evidence-based clinical recommendations from multiple countries and organizations.
94 Recommendations Found
In line with national referral recommendations, patients should be referred on an urgent or suspect…
In line with national referral recommendations, patients should be referred on an urgent or suspected cancer pathway if they have any of the following: • an unexplained ulceration in the oral cavity …
Obtain an updated medical, social and dental history and perform an intraoral and extraoral visual …
Obtain an updated medical, social and dental history and perform an intraoral and extraoral visual and tactile examination for all patients at each oral health assessment visit.
Promote increased consumption of non-starchy vegetables and fruit.
Promote increased consumption of non-starchy vegetables and fruit.
AUDIT-C score of 11 or above, refer to GP or community specialist alcohol service.
AUDIT-C score of 11 or above, refer to GP or community specialist alcohol service.
For those who are pregnant or think they could become pregnant, the safest approach is not to drink…
For those who are pregnant or think they could become pregnant, the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all, to remove the risk of alcohol-related harm to the baby.
If AUDIT C score is 4 or below, give positive feedback and encourage your patient to keep their dri…
If AUDIT C score is 4 or below, give positive feedback and encourage your patient to keep their drinking at lower risk levels.If score is 5 to 10, give brief advice to encourage a reduction in alcoho…
Use the AUDIT-C tool (or similar) to assess a patient’s level of risk of alcohol harm by completing…
Use the AUDIT-C tool (or similar) to assess a patient’s level of risk of alcohol harm by completing 3 consumption questions.
Professional intervention - Identification and Brief Advice (IBA)
Professional intervention - Identification and Brief Advice (IBA)
Refer patients who want to quit to specialist support services.
Refer patients who want to quit to specialist support services.
If someone uses smokeless tobacco, ensure they are aware of the health risks and provide very brief…
If someone uses smokeless tobacco, ensure they are aware of the health risks and provide very brief advice.
Ask patients if they use smokeless tobacco, using the names that the various products are known by …
Ask patients if they use smokeless tobacco, using the names that the various products are known by locally. It may be helpful to show a picture of what the products look like (Chapter 11).
Acknowledge that e-cigarettes may be helpful for some smokers for quitting or reducing smoking.
Acknowledge that e-cigarettes may be helpful for some smokers for quitting or reducing smoking.
Act on patient response: • refer people who want to stop smoking to local stop smoking support, pre…
Act on patient response: • refer people who want to stop smoking to local stop smoking support, preferably where behavioural support and prescribed stop smoking medicines are available.
Explain that a combination of behavioural support and varenicline, or short-acting with long-acting…
Explain that a combination of behavioural support and varenicline, or short-acting with long-acting Nicotine Replacement Therapy, are likely to be most effective.
At every opportunity, ask patients if they smoke and record smoking status (smoker, ex-smoker, neve…
At every opportunity, ask patients if they smoke and record smoking status (smoker, ex-smoker, never smoker).
Professional intervention - Very Brief Advice (VBA)
Professional intervention - Very Brief Advice (VBA)
For patients who use medications that cause dry mouth or gingival enlargement: • explain oral healt…
For patients who use medications that cause dry mouth or gingival enlargement: • explain oral health findings and risk related to medication • assess and discuss clinical management
Some medications can affect gingival health.
Some medications can affect gingival health.
For patients with diabetes: • explain risk related to diabetes; ask about HbA1c (glycated haemoglob…
For patients with diabetes: • explain risk related to diabetes; ask about HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin) levels• assess and discuss clinical management.
Patients with diabetes should try to maintain good diabetes control as they are: • at greater risk …
Patients with diabetes should try to maintain good diabetes control as they are: • at greater risk of developing serious periodontitis and• less likely to benefit from periodontal treatment if the di…