Wirz J, Brunner T, Egloff J
Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed. 1989;99(11):1267-72.
63 old people's and nursing homes, and 7 geriatric health clinics from the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Land were surveyed to determine their current level of dental care. The results regarding the old people's homes and nursing homes are in line with those obtained in the Franscini (1984) survey of 113 homes for the aged in Zurich: only a few isolated institutions conducted dental examinations and administered treatment, and only a few of them employed a dental hygienist to instruct and supervise the oral hygiene of the residents. A mere three geriatric health clinics and one old people's home in Basel-Stadt have a dental care unit. The nursing personnel is largely responsible for maintaining the pensioners' oral hygiene although these employees have received insufficient or no training for such work. The replies received indicate that an improvement in dental care is urgently needed, especially in the old people's homes and nursing homes, with absolute priority to be given to the promotion of oral hygiene.
对巴塞尔市和巴塞尔乡村州的63家养老院和护理院以及7家老年健康诊所进行了调查，以确定它们目前的牙齿护理水平。养老院和护理院的调查结果与弗朗西尼（1984年）对苏黎世113家养老院的调查结果一致：只有少数几家独立机构进行牙齿检查和治疗，其中只有少数几家雇佣了牙科保健员来指导和监督居民的口腔卫生。巴塞尔市仅有三家老年健康诊所和一家养老院设有牙齿护理单元。护理人员在很大程度上负责维护养老金领取者的口腔卫生，尽管这些员工在这项工作上接受的培训不足或没有接受过培训。收到的回复表明，迫切需要改善牙齿护理，尤其是在养老院和护理院，绝对优先考虑促进口腔卫生。
