Our patients may enter the correctional facility in poor dental health, but they don’t have to leave that way. Once acute and chronic dental conditions are identified and treated, the best intervention is teaching and motivating patients to manage their own dental health.  The CDC recommends ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update:  Dental Concepts VI, Teaching Dental Self-Care

Not only is understanding dental health important for correctional nurses as they are typically the first healthcare professional responding to patients’ concerns during screening, sick call, and emergencies, but the mouth can provide clues to many medical conditions and drug side effects. Here are ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update:  Dental Concepts V, Dental Clues to Medical Conditions

Correctional nurses regularly make decisions about the need for emergency treatment of dental conditions. These decisions occur during the triage of sick call requests or as a result of a “man down” emergency call in the facility. What are some key findings that indicate a need for emergency dental ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update:  Dental Concepts IV, Dental Triage: What is an Emergency?