Onsite dental services at LTCF/DCF is largely provided by welfare/charitable organisations.This survey seeks to clarify which NH/LTCF have a dental plan for on-site services, and whether there are unmet needs in this community. Hopefully the results will help to plan large scale dental services for the elderly and people with disabilities in these facilities. Contact us at zoidscarefoundation@gmail.com if you have questions.

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* 1. What is the name of this nursing home / long-term care facility / disability care facility? Approximately how many residents / clients are there?

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* 2. Who is the main dentist/OHT coordinating on-site delivery of dental care? (write NIL if there is none) Which organisation/institution is he/she under? We will appreciate you providing a contact for us to liase with him/her

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* 3. How frequent is the dental visit to the facility? When was the last time (approx) that the visit was done?

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* 4. Approximately how many, or what percentage, of the residents/clients have received dental screening in the past 2 years?

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* 5. Which dental aids are used for each residents/clients' oral hygiene? What is the frequency of a routine oral hygiene?

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* 6. Do let us know in your opinion, what are the difficulties faced in provision of dental screening/dental care for the residents/clients in the facility (e.g. schedule too tight, lack of training, difficulty in employing a dentist etc.)

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* 7. Leave us an email if you hope for us to get back to you

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* 8. This survey may be used in reports/publications/proposals to understand or advocate for dental care delivery at NH/LTCFs. This survey is taken anonymously.

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