15 MAY 2025
Dental professionals are being urged to reconsider how they manage patients who appear disengaged with their oral health, with a rallying call to “exhaust every option” before considering palliative care – including the wider use of clinically proven adjunctive treatments like mouthwash.
Speaking at the launch of National Smile Month 2025, Rhiannon Jones, dental therapist and President of the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT), challenged clinicians to reframe their approach to so-called “non-engaging” patients, as well as to take a second look at adjuncts like mouthwash as essential elements of routine care.
“Before we consider moving a patient to palliative care, we must ask: have we exhausted all options? If we haven’t explored adjuncts like mouthwashes – especially those with essential oils or cetylpyridinium chloride – then we haven’t done everything possible to help them manage t… Source by Oral Health Foundation Read More
