Abstract
According to the American Dental Association, oral health
can be defined as ‘a functional, structural, aesthetic, physiologic and psychosocial state of well-being and is essential
to an individual’s general health and quality of life.’1
Oral
health is a vital component of general health and wellbeing;2
due to the vitality of oral health to life, the World
Health Organization declared oral healthcare as one of the
basic components of primary healthcare package.3
Hence,
being a basic component of healthcare package, all clinicians, including nurses and midwives, should be able to
provide some basic non-invasive oral healthcare services.
can be defined as ‘a functional, structural, aesthetic, physiologic and psychosocial state of well-being and is essential
to an individual’s general health and quality of life.’1
Oral
health is a vital component of general health and wellbeing;2
due to the vitality of oral health to life, the World
Health Organization declared oral healthcare as one of the
basic components of primary healthcare package.3
Hence,
being a basic component of healthcare package, all clinicians, including nurses and midwives, should be able to
provide some basic non-invasive oral healthcare services.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 256-258 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Polish Annals of Medicine |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Jun 2021 |