Guia para promoção de saúde bucal em usuários do Hospital Escola Portugal Ramalho

Abstract

Promoting oral health for individuals in psychological distress is extremely difficult considering that care usually comes from someone else, and the individual receiving treatment, in most cases, has lost the sense of self-care, displays some degree of motor impairment, or takes continuous medications related to an oral disease accelerated rate of progression. Therefore, the question remains: How to promote effective and good quality oral health in psychologically distressed hospitalized individuals? The present work was developed aiming to promote better oral health for the users of Hospital Escola Portugal Ramalho. As such, a guide has been developed to help the care team in the oral hygiene of these individuals. And as such, promoting oral health.