HOME HEALTH SERVICES
It is the right of all individuals to have a healthy oral structure. A healthy mouth structure will not only protect individuals against diseases, but will also increase their quality of life and self-confidence.
As Muğla Oral and Dental Health Center, we have created a Home Care Services Unit within the framework of the Health Transformation Project of our Ministry of Health.
We started oral and dental health services at home as of June 2010 by obtaining the addresses of disabled patients identified within the framework of Home Care Services from Muğla Provincial Health Directorate.
HOME HEALTH TEAM JOB DESCRIPTION
It makes and implements the necessary plans to provide the necessary service to the patients who need home health services related to oral and dental health requested from our institution. It works towards solving the identified problems related to the employee safety committee.
Patients who need oral and dental health services at home as a priority;
a) Those with learning disabilities (Down syndrome, Fragile X, Autism). These people are unable to understand the importance of oral hygiene and cannot perform basic hygiene practices (tooth brushing) without
assistance.
b) Persons with physical disabilities (Cerebral Palsy, Rheumatoid arthritis, arm and leg amputations),
c) Those with chronic medical problems (Cancer patients, congenital heart patients, epilepsy, etc.),
d) Patients with mild mental disorders,
e) Those who have undergone major surgery and need wound care, injection, infusion and other short-term health services from orthopedic patients,
f) Those who need to be treated as a permanent inpatient in the hospital due to their chronic illness,
g) Those with bedridden paralysis (hemiplegic), advanced muscle disease, diabetes, heart, vascular, hypertension and neurological diseases,
h) Palliative care patients with terminal cancer patients
i) COPD etc. Other patients who have lung and respiratory system diseases and need oxygen therapy can benefit from the services of the Home Health Services unit.
Procedures that can be done therapeutically in the Oral and Dental Health service at home ;
a) Oral examination,
b) Medication for tooth and gum infections,
c) Protective applications such as topical fluoride application, especially in pediatric patients,
d) Providing oral hygiene training to patients and their relatives,
e) Simple tooth extractions,
f) Atraumatic restorative treatment,
g) Weighing,
h) Total/partial prosthesis that does not require fixed restoration,
i) Controlling the prostheses and treatments that have been made before,
j) Taking the prosthetic impact,
k) Fracture repair and similar procedures.
Important note:
Treatment procedures should be performed under sedation or general anesthesia in patients with mental retardation or severe physical disability in whom stabilization cannot be achieved. This environment is determined as a clinic or a hospital according to the physical adequacy conditions of the clinic and the necessary organization is made.