{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,5]],"date-time":"2026-10-05T17:54:07Z","timestamp":1791222847349,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":35,"publisher":"Mark Allen Group","issue":"10","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Br J Community Nurs"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,2]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Oral health is recognised as an essential component of a person's overall wellbeing, increasingly so in people with dementia. As dementia progresses, a person diagnosed with the condition may become more dependent on the support of the family carer to meet their personal care needs. Similarly, community nurses may be one of the first health professionals that a family carer may call on when difficulties in maintaining good oral care become a concern. An understanding of some of the main concerns and resources available can be helpful for community nurses in helping their patients and their carers. This article discusses some of the common issues using case examples to illustrate possible rationales and considerations for further action.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.12968\/bjcn.2026.0144","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,5]],"date-time":"2026-10-05T17:19:59Z","timestamp":1791220799000},"page":"486-490","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Oral care in people with dementia living in the community"],"prefix":"10.12968","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Karen Harrison","family":"Dening","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Honorary Research Fellow (Emeritus), Dementia UK, Floor 7, One Aldgate, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"5130","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_1_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7748\/nop.2023.e1435"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5455\/msm.2018.30.221-224"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7748\/nop.2025.e1515"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1834-7819.2005.tb00360.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph18126317"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_6_1","unstructured":"Crossing the Line; University of Worcester. Information booklet 10: Help with teeth and dentures. Support for family carers providing personal care for people living with dementia. 2024. https:\/\/caringhelp.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/L10-help-with-teeth-and-dentures.pdf (accessed 5 August 2026)"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1471301220975942"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00784-016-1934-9"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_9_1","unstructured":"Dementia UK. Mouth care and oral care for people with dementia. 2023. https:\/\/www.dementiauk.org\/information-and-support\/health-advice\/mouth-care\/ (accessed 5 August 2026)"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_10_1","first-page":"389","volume-title":"Oxford textbook of old age psychiatry","author":"Fratiglioni L","year":"2013","unstructured":"Fratiglioni L, Qiu C. Chapter 31: epidemiology of dementia. In: Dening T, Thomas A (eds). 2nd edn. Oxford textbook of old age psychiatry. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2013: 389\u2013414","edition":"2"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/jisp.jisp_287_20"},{"issue":"4","key":"e_1_3_2_12_1","first-page":"56","article-title":"Recognising, assessing and managing pain in a person with dementia","volume":"37","author":"Harrison Dening K","year":"2023","unstructured":"Harrison Dening K. Recognising, assessing and managing pain in a person with dementia. J Community Nurs. 2023;37(4):56\u201361","journal-title":"J Community Nurs"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"493","DOI":"10.1016\/B978-0-12-407824-6.00045-8","volume-title":"Diet and nutrition in dementia and cognitive decline","author":"Kam JS","year":"2015","unstructured":"Kam JS, van Keizerswaard J, Piguet O. Chapter 45 - eating disturbance in frontotemporal dementia. In: Martin CR, Preedy VR (eds). Diet and nutrition in dementia and cognitive decline. New York City (NY): Academic Press; 2015: 493\u2013500"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ggi.12264"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_15_1","unstructured":"Lewis F Karlsberg Schaffer S Sussex J et al. The trajectory of dementia in the UK - making. a difference. 2014. https:\/\/www.alzheimersresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/OHE-report-Full.pdf (accessed 5 August 2026)"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpain.2022.12.014"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/sj.bdj.2017.315"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/geriatrics3030032"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_19_1","unstructured":"NHS England. RightCare dementia scenario. 2024. https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/long-read\/rightcare-dementia-scenario\/ (accessed 5 August 2026)"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_20_1","unstructured":"NHS. Dental services available on the NHS. 2025. https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/nhs-services\/dentists\/what-dental-services-are-available-on-the-nhs\/ (accessed 5 August 2026)"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_21_1","unstructured":"Office for Health Improvements and Disparities. Dementia profile: prevalence and supporting well topics statistical commentary March 2025. 2025. https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/dementia-profile-march-2025-update\/dementia-profile-prevalence-and-supporting-well-topics-statistical-commentary-march-2025 (accessed 5 August 2026)"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_22_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.12968\/bjcn.2023.28.12.592"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_23_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.12968\/bjcn.2024.0053"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_24_1","unstructured":"Public Health England. Oral health toolkit for adults in care homes. 2020. https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/adult-oral-health-in-care-homes-toolkit\/oral-health-toolkit-for-adults-in-care-homes (accessed 5 August 2026)"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_25_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Reynish E Hapca S Walesby R et al. Understanding health-care outcomes of older people with cognitive impairment and\/or dementia admitted to hospital: a mixed-methods study. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2021","DOI":"10.3310\/hsdr09080"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_26_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1192\/bjp.bp.108.055335"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_27_1","first-page":"12","volume-title":"Evidence based practice in dementia for nurses and nursing students","author":"Sandilyan MB","year":"2019","unstructured":"Sandilyan MB, Dening T. What is dementia? In: Harrison Dening K (ed). Evidence based practice in dementia for nurses and nursing students. 1st edn. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers; 2019: 12\u201326","edition":"1"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_28_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/13634593211049891"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_29_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/gps.6039"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_30_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14196696"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_31_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12877-016-0293-3"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_32_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12873-020-0306-6"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_33_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(24)00812-2"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_34_1","unstructured":"Wittenberg R Hu B Barraza-Araiza L et al. Projections of older people living with dementia and costs of dementia care in the United Kingdom 2019\u20132040. 2019. http:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/cpec\/assets\/documents\/Working-paper-5-Wittenberg-et-al-dementia.pdf (accessed 5 August 2026)"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_35_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization. Oral health. 2025. https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/oral-health (accessed 5 August 2026)"}],"container-title":["British Journal of Community Nursing"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/www.magonlinelibrary.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.12968\/bjcn.2026.0144","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,5]],"date-time":"2026-10-05T17:20:16Z","timestamp":1791220816000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/www.magonlinelibrary.com\/doi\/10.12968\/bjcn.2026.0144"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,2]]},"references-count":35,"journal-issue":{"issue":"10","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,2]]}},"alternative-id":["10.12968\/bjcn.2026.0144"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12968\/bjcn.2026.0144","relation":{},"ISSN":["1462-4753","2052-2215"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1462-4753","type":"print"},{"value":"2052-2215","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,2]]}}}