CARE IN ORAL HEALTH FOR ELDERLY

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: The oral health of the elderly is compromised by several factors, including: chronic diseases, physical barriers, limited mobility, fear and belief of denture wearers and thus needs assessment and dental care. Improve and gain access to institutionalized elderly to dental care. Orienting caregivers and healthcare professionals of the institution on the approach and care for oral hygiene of these seniors. METHOD: Organization and planning by the nurse of a long-stay institution for the elderly (LTCF) of Belo Horizonte through contact and partnership with the Oral Health Team of a Basic Health Unit - UBS for being implemented with instructions about care in ideal oral health and necessary to all institutionalized elderly through two meetings providing Handbook with recommendations for caregivers and health professionals about oral hygiene directing as how comfortable position to perform the cleaning, flossing and caring for dental prostheses . RESULT AND CONCLUSION: The oral health education obtained caregivers and health professionals Facility good results for the care of daily oral hygiene at all institutionalized elderly. There was an evaluation of all seniors with identification of treatment needs minimizing suffering and diseases of the oral cavity. So I brought security for caregivers and health professionals from ILPI contributing to the promotion and prevention of diseases related to oral health of institutionalized elderly.