Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents vs usual care
Dental state: No clinically important change in plaque index · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…
It is very uncertain whether oral health education (advice and training) changes dental state: No clinically important change in plaque index compared with standard care (oral health advice not specifically emphasised beyond… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Oral health education (advice and training) for people with serious mental illness 2016 · Cochrane All outcomesMD -0.5 [-0.62, -0.38]1 study · 40 participantsVery low