In-house dental program Senior Smiles improving overall health, quality of life in aged care homes

• The Senior Smiles program of Dr. Janet Wallace offers onsite oral health practitioners in aged care facilities for regular checkups in New South Wales.
• Wallace spent years researching the significance of dental care in aged care centres.
• The program helps practitioners establish relationships with the facility staff and its residents as well as with dentists in the public and private sectors.
• Also, the aged care royal commission recommends facilities’ new residents get an oral health assessment.