Improving Oral Health Care for Frail, Community-Dwelling Older People: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators for Interprofessional Collaboration
In conclusion, this study, identified critical barriers and facilitators for effective interprofessional collaboration and better oral health care for community-dwelling frail older people at the micro, meso, and macro levels. Improvement requires increasing awareness and education among professionals, better integration of oral health care in multidisciplinary care networks, shared electronic medical record systems, and adequate reimbursement. These findings should inform guidelines and be validated through implementation studies.
Authors
- Claar van der Maarel-Wierink
- Lea Kragt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4223-429X)
- V.R.Y. Hollaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9360-0870)
- Monique H. van der Veen
- Mees H.S. de Jong
- Linet F. Weening-Verbree
- Katarina Jerković-Ćosić
- Seline (W.E.) Kok
- Fred R. Rozema
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (NL)
- Hanze University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Dental Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2025.109346
- Primary Topic
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00