Validation of an Oral Health Tool for Clinicians to Screen Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
The four-item screening tool is a simple and valid tool to identify patients with cardiovascular disease at risk of poor oral health and requiring a dental referral. The tool could be incorporated into routine practice of nurses across various cardiac settings.
Authors
- Jencia Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0321-9553)
- Paula Sanchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0326-4365)
- S.M. Iftekhar Uddin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6383-0886)
- Shilpi Ajwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1944-6507)
- Ajesh George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6795-2546)
- Shwetha Kezhekkekara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0225-6989)
- Anlai J. Wei
- John F. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-053X)
- Howard H. Wu
- Yasin Sukarieh
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Sydney Dental Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Ingham Institute (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Nursing
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.17623
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00