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Mickey Wener and Mary Bertone are registered dental hygienists engaged in clinical programs at the University of Manitoba. Both have personal experience with family caregiving. They explain why good oral health is so important, how it links with general health, and what problems are created when it isn’t good. They discuss challenges created by poor oral health for persons who aren’t mobile enough to attend a clinic and who are being cared for by a family caregiver at home or in a residential facility. They describe services provided by dental hygienists, and how dental hygienists work with fa
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