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Two clinical examinations (baseline and follow\u2010up at 3\u2009months) were undertaken by oral health therapists. In the intervention, residents\u2014along with their family members and\/or carer if appropriate\u2014received personalised oral care advice, including (but not limited to) recommendations on tooth brushing, interdental cleaning, denture care and hygiene, and dietary advice, as needed. Outcomes assessed were plaque score, calculus score, gingival appearance, food debris score, tooth mobility and oral odour.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 78 residents participated. Just over one\u2010quarter were edentulous; most of the remainder were partially dentate in both arches, with a minority having an edentulous maxilla opposing a partially dentate mandible. Approximately one in eight residents was subsequently lost to follow\u2010up. Mean plaque score worsened, although the effect size was small. There was a moderate improvement in mean calculus score, along with small improvements in gingival appearance and mean food debris score, but there was no improvement in tooth mobility. The proportion with an unpleasant oral odour increased, from one in 14 to one in nine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Deploying oral health therapists in the care home setting to assist staff in caring for residents is possible, but obtaining meaningful improvement in clinical measures remains a challenge.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ger.70087","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,4]],"date-time":"2026-05-04T08:35:42Z","timestamp":1777883742000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Deploying Oral Health Therapists in Aged Residential Care in New Zealand: A Pilot Study"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9599-5842","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Moira B.","family":"Smith","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine University of Otago Wellington  Wellington New Zealand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Majeed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine University of Otago Wellington  Wellington New Zealand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rachel","family":"Holden","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland  Auckland New Zealand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shennae","family":"Bartlett","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine University of Otago Wellington  Wellington New Zealand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ngaire","family":"Kerse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland  Auckland New Zealand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Noor Nazahiah","family":"Bakri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre of Population Oral Health and Clinical Prevention Studies, Faculty of Dentistry, Sungai Buloh Campus Universiti Teknologi MARA  Shah Alam Selangor Malaysia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5006-7719","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Keiko","family":"Oda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland  Auckland New Zealand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0588-6843","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"W. 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