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    Dying From Dirty Teeth: Why the Lack of Proper Oral Care Is Killing Nursing Home Residents and How
    Dying From Dirty Teeth: Why the Lack of Proper Oral Care Is Killing Nursing Home Residents and How
    Dying From Dirty Teeth: Why the Lack of Proper Oral Care Is Killing Nursing Home Residents and How
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    Dying From Dirty Teeth: Why the Lack of Proper Oral Care Is Killing Nursing Home Residents and How

    By Angie Stone

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    Every day, another senior citizen is at risk due to a lack of good, oral hygiene. The bacteria, left uncontrolled, can lead to pneumonia, diabetes, stroke, heart attack and a host of other ailments that can result in an early and unnecessary death.

    These tragic stories are avoidable and quality of life can be improved by simple, consistent and effective oral care practices. Find out what you need to know and what you need to do, to assure this doesn't happen to the ones you love, care for, or treat.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateMar 9, 2015
    ISBN9781941870167
    Dying From Dirty Teeth: Why the Lack of Proper Oral Care Is Killing Nursing Home Residents and How

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      Dying From Dirty Teeth - Angie Stone

      PRAISE FOR DYING FROM DIRTY TEETH

      "Hundreds of thousands of our loved ones are living with, and sometimes dying from, painful and expensive conditions that could be ameliorated or avoided by adopting the sound win-win solutions proposed in this book by Angie Stone. Dying From Dirty Teeth is concise, accessible, and on the mark."

      — JOHN J. DUBATS, DDS

      Angie conveys a compelling explanation of why poor oral hygiene is a long-term care facility’s most expensive and life impacting problem. It is silent and usually unrecognized. Angie offers solutions. If this easy to read message got to every nursing home resident’s family member and every decision-maker in Medicare and Medicaid, all nursing homes in the country would have a dental hygienist on staff. End-of-life care is financially crippling our country. The impact of the simple action steps she suggests could dramatically reduce the costs of hospitalizations related to diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, pneumonia, and others.

      — CHARLES C. WHITNEY, MD, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF 3RD ERA DENTISTRY

      A large segment of our continually growing elderly population is underserved, if not neglected, in an essential aspect of their health, their oral care. Angie, because of personal experience and devotion to the cause, confronts the problem head on. Well written book.

      — JOEL J. WALDMAN, DMD, CLTC

      "Dying From Dirty Teeth is a timely book that shines bright lights on shamefully neglected concerns. Angie Stone weaves personal narratives together with acknowledged facts and science. This potent combination is guaranteed to pack an emotional wallop. Most of us will recognize a personal connection. The title suggests and this book delivers. Dying From Dirty Teeth is far more than a roster of intractable problems. It is sometimes shocking, sometimes sad, but ultimately optimistic with a stirring call to action."

      — JOHN PELDYAK, DMD, AUTHOR OF SWEET SMART AND DENTAL HEALTH

      People are absolutely dying too soon from dirty teeth and Angie Stone’s book uncovers this ticking time bomb. Hear her warning and heed her call because this information will impact your aged loved ones right now and all of us sooner or later.

      — CHRIS KAMMER DDS, FOUNDING FATHER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR ORAL SYSTEMIC HEALTH

      Angie is passionate and to the point while explaining the strains and demands of the certified nursing assistant, and the abilities and restrictions of the dental hygienist. A tremendous amount of health care money could be saved, and time with our loved ones increased, with the collaboration of these two professions. It’s time for people to stop looking the other way. It’s time to stop trying to fix and repair oral and systemic issues that can be prevented. This book clearly explains how logical it is to embrace routine oral care services by dental hygienists as preventive health care.

      — JENNIFER RINKER, CNA, RDH, BS

      Thank you, Angie Stone, for putting a spotlight on this abandoned population. We need to correct the void before anyone else becomes a victim of this absence of care.

      — CAROL ROSZEL, RDH, BSDH

      Angie has written a wonderful book that can truly help open our eyes to how oral care can, and should, be delivered to our elderly loved ones when they are no longer able to do it for themselves. As a CNA myself I would love it if someone came in to help me deliver the oral care, allowing me to concentrate on other aspects of ADLs.

      — ANDREA MAVES, CNA

      In Dying from Dirty Teeth Angie Stone has written about a subject that is an urgent wakeup call for us all. Angie helps us see in a clear and unambiguous manner how something so simple can have such a dramatic and deadly effect on our loved ones. She helps us see the problem and what to do about it. This book is a must read for anyone with elderly parents or have loved ones in our care.

      — TODD COHEN, PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER AND AUTHOR OF EVERYONE’S IN SALES

      An audacious champion for our precious elders, Angie Stone reveals the formidable monster in the room. Her compelling message brings with it an empowering solution for families, caregivers and others seeking a difference.

      — ANNETTE WISE, RDH

      Socks before oral health? As a clinician and human being, this book tugged at my heart strings. Thank you Angie for putting a face to the untold thousands who suffer each year and for helping us begin to understand how we might help. Your book helped me understand the jobs and criteria that often handcuff nursing home workers. Access to care should not be a buzz word. I know your work has begun to change lives and bring hygienists together who want to work with this in need population. Nurses and hygienists must come together and stop the dying from dirty teeth syndrome. Shame on the powers that be that create what seem to be unsurmountable roadblocks with no suggestion or thought into providing a working solution.

      — LISA C. WADSWORTH, RDH, BS

      "Angie Stone has taken her passion and is making it into an oral care movement to help our elders, particularly when they can’t help themselves. I look forward to seeing this book on the best seller list and Angie on The Ellen Show, The Doctors and more. She will change the world with this book and her work."

      — PATTI DIGANGI, RDH, BS

      "Having been in nursing homes for various family members, I am excited to see this addressed by a professional who cares.

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