<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction.</bold> Oral health condition and its influence on general health is widely known and does not raise any doubts.<bold>Aim.</bold> The study presents some selected problems of oral diseases and dental issues, which, according to the authors, can be useful or even necessary in the work of an environmental nurse.<bold>Material and methods.</bold> A Polish literature review was made concerning broad subject of oral diseases. Online research included the following databases: PubMed, Google Scholar PL, Termedia, Viamedica, Polish Medical Bibliography. The searched terms included: “health education”, “dental caries”, “nurse”, “environment”, “periodontal diseases”, “focal infection”. The analysis was based on the Polish articles from the years 1998-2016.<bold>Results.</bold> Issues concerning dentistry should be known not only to dental teams but also to all members of medical staff: nurses, midwives, general practitioners, pediatricians, and emergency medical workers. In the study there discussed the most frequent - carious disease and related issues concerning oral disease prevention.</abstract>

Introduction. Oral health condition and its influence on general health is widely known and does not raise any doubts.Aim. The study presents some selected problems of oral diseases and dental issues, which, according to the authors, can be useful or even necessary in the work of an environmental nurse.Material and methods. A Polish literature review was made concerning broad subject of oral diseases. Online research included the following databases: PubMed, Google Scholar PL, Termedia, Viamedica, Polish Medical Bibliography. The searched terms included: “health education”, “dental caries”, “nurse”, “environment”, “periodontal diseases”, “focal infection”. The analysis was based on the Polish articles from the years 1998-2016.Results. Issues concerning dentistry should be known not only to dental teams but also to all members of medical staff: nurses, midwives, general practitioners, pediatricians, and emergency medical workers. In the study there discussed the most frequent - carious disease and related issues concerning oral disease prevention.

Selected issues of oral diseases in the work of a district nurse and primary care nurse

Katedra Ratownictwa Medycznego, Wydział Medyczny

Klinika Chirurgii Szczękowo-Twarzowej, Kliniczny Szpital Wojewódzki im F. Chopina w Rzeszowie

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Oral health condition and its influence on general health is widely known and does not raise any doubts.Aim. The study presents some selected...

Selected issues of oral diseases in the work of a district nurse and primary care nurse

Published Online: Mar 24, 2018

Page range: 36 - 39

Received: Nov 03, 2017

Accepted: Dec 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pielxxiw-2017-0036

Keywords
health education, caries, district nurse, periodontal diseases, focal infections

© 2017 Małgorzata Migut et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Selected issues of oral diseases in the work of a district nurse and primary care nurse

Published Online: Mar 24, 2018

Page range: 36 - 39

Received: Nov 03, 2017

Accepted: Dec 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pielxxiw-2017-0036

Keywordshealth education, caries, district nurse, periodontal diseases, focal infections

© 2017 Małgorzata Migut et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
health education, caries, district nurse, periodontal diseases, focal infections