Domiciliary Dental Care In Care Questionnaire

Domiciliary Dental Care in Care Questionnaire

At Healthwatch Kirklees, we listen to the concerns of people using health and social care services, and feed those concerns back to the people who provide services, so they can try to improve them.

We’re following up on some comments we have heard from care homes that suggest that there are difficulties in accessing NHS dental care, especially for older residents who require home visits.

We’re keen to understand this issue better and would be grateful if you could share your experiences.

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* 1. Please state the name of your care home

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* 2. Do you have a local dentist who looks after the needs of your residents for normal check-ups and for emergency treatments?

Yes

N/A

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* 3. Does oral health form part of residents care plans?

Yes

N/A

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* 4. What is the name of your practice/dentist?

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* 5. Will the dentist provide a service at your care home?

Yes

Sometimes

N/A

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* 6. Have you ever had to send a resident to A+E because of dental pain?

Yes

N/A

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* 7. Have you experienced difficulties in getting the right dental treatment for any of your residents? E.g. long waiting lists for dentures, unable to get a dentist to come out and visit a resident.

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* 8. Does the system work for you (is information accessible, is the dental practice cooperative?)

Yes

N/A

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* 9. Have you ever been offered staff training for oral health?

Yes

N/A

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* 10. Would oral health/hygiene training be useful to you and your staff?

Yes

N/A

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* 11. What, in your experience, tends to be the main oral health issues for older people living in care homes?

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* 12. How do you think dental services for older people in care homes can be improved? What would you like to see done differently?

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* 13. Thank you for completing this questionnaire. If you have any questions or further information please contact Shabana Ali at Healthwatch Kirklees on 01924 450379 or email shabana.ali@healthwatchkirklees.co.uk.

If you would like to keep in contact with Healthwatch Kirklees about the results of this research, please leave your contact details and we will get back in touch in due course.