Inpatient Mouth Care

Thank you for taking time during this unrelentingly busy period to fill this short survey to help us to understand the present ‘Oral Health’ knowledge. This will help us identify if there is any need for further education for staff. We will come back to you with the results and any recommendations if any, once we analyse the data.

PHE guidelines regarding Oral Health/Mouth care for inpatients during COVID pandemic: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mouth-care-for-patients-with-a-confirmed-or-suspected-case/mouth-care-for-hospitalised-patients-with-confirmed-or-suspected-covid-19?fromsource=MAS

Much appreciated and keep safe.

Oral Surgery Team

Mr N S Narayan Roxanne Freestone
Consultant Oral Surgeon Senior Dental Nurse

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* 1. What is your role within the hospital?

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* 2. Where are you mainly based?

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* 3. Are you aware of a Trust existing mouth care/oral care policy?

Yes

Unsure

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* 4. Does the Trust have mouth care as part of another policy, for example, nutrition and hydration?

Yes

Unsure

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* 5. Does the Trust have an existing mouth care/oral health recording tool?

Yes

Unsure

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* 6. Is there any current oral health/mouth care training for your staff in our trust?

Yes

Unsure

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* 7. If a patient/carer is unable to access mouth care products 24 hours after being in hospital, will they be provided with:

A toothbrush

Toothpaste

A denture pot

None of the above

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* 8. Are oral foam swabs currently used in our Trust?

Yes dry

Yes with water

Yes with Corsodyl mouthwash

Unsure

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* 9. If yes, are they used for:

Cleaning of the mouth

Hydration

Both of the above

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* 10. Are there pathways for dental care if the inpatient has the following problem during their stay:

	Patient's Dentist	Oral Surgery Department	Not aware
Severe toothache	Severe toothache Patient's Dentist	Severe toothache Oral Surgery Department	Severe toothache Not aware	Severe toothache	Severe toothache
Very loose/sharp fractured tooth affecting eating	Very loose/sharp fractured tooth affecting eating Patient's Dentist	Very loose/sharp fractured tooth affecting eating Oral Surgery Department	Very loose/sharp fractured tooth affecting eating Not aware	Very loose/sharp fractured tooth affecting eating	Very loose/sharp fractured tooth affecting eating
Bleeding in the mouth	Bleeding in the mouth Patient's Dentist	Bleeding in the mouth Oral Surgery Department	Bleeding in the mouth Not aware	Bleeding in the mouth	Bleeding in the mouth
Swollen face due to dental abscess	Swollen face due to dental abscess Patient's Dentist	Swollen face due to dental abscess Oral Surgery Department	Swollen face due to dental abscess Not aware	Swollen face due to dental abscess	Swollen face due to dental abscess
Facial trauma	Facial trauma Patient's Dentist	Facial trauma Oral Surgery Department	Facial trauma Not aware	Facial trauma	Facial trauma
Suspicious lesion in the mouth eg – non healing ulcers	Suspicious lesion in the mouth eg – non healing ulcers Patient's Dentist	Suspicious lesion in the mouth eg – non healing ulcers Oral Surgery Department	Suspicious lesion in the mouth eg – non healing ulcers Not aware	Suspicious lesion in the mouth eg – non healing ulcers	Suspicious lesion in the mouth eg – non healing ulcers

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.