急性期病院における歯科の役割

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At the Kyushu University hospital, the dental department was integrated with the medical department, in October, 2003. The ward of internal medicine and dentistry, and the maxillo-facial-oral surgery department moved into the new hospital in March, 2006. Then a new environment was established where the medical and dental department cooperated. The NST became active in October of the same year and we began to check the oral condition as well when evaluating the nourishment state of patients. As the result, a system developed where the oral care support team helps the daily oral care of both the patients and nurses. In addition, the cases have been increasing where medical doctors asked us for an examination and treatment of the source of infection in the patient's oral cavity before the operation and treatment of cancer. We performed dental treatments by consulting the medical chief physician. Furthermore, we made a lot of opportunities for lectures and practical training for the medical staff to promote interest in the oral cavity. Here, we report the progress in the past three years and future problems about the role of the dentistry in the hospital for acute period patients.
2010-06-30