Medicaid beneficiaries who received preventive dental treatment had a 30% reduced risk of NVHAP. Check out the article on the importance of oral health for preventing non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NVHAP): https://t.co/KqwoVof9qq #oralhea…
HAP can be reduced with preventive dental visits. But HAP patients are older, sicker and stay longer. They don't use dental services. Better to deliver #Prevora upon hospital admission. https://t.co/feYIDXHpG6
PREVENTIVE DENTAL TREATMENT PRIOR TO HOSPITALIZATION TIED TO REDUCED RISK FOR NONVENTILATOR HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA Researchers concluded that oral care should be considered as part of pneumonia prevention for patients in acute-care hospitals. htt…
Undergoing preventive #dental treatment or periodontal treatment prior to hospitalization tied to reduced risk for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia: https://t.co/3WzZByreqb