Northern Aged Care Dental Project

The aim of this project is to evaluate an oral health screening and referral program that is being integrated into the existing Adelaide Aged Care Assessment Team (AACAT) and Metropolitan Domiciliary Care SA (MDC) assessments of elderly people living in the community. This program is being administered by SA Dental Service (SADS). ARCPOH researchers (Spencer, Tan) are collaborating with SADS personnel to evaluate the impact of oral health screening as part of the AACAT and MDC assessments on the oral health of aged people in northern region of Adelaide.