The Overlooked Connection: Poor Oral Care in the Older Adult and Chronic Disease

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The Overlooked Connection: Poor Oral Care in the Older Adult and Chronic Disease

Course of the Month - October 2025

Credit(s):

0.9 Contact Hour(s) of CE

Program Number:

25097507

Original Program Date:

October 1, 2025

Duration:

54 minutes

Access:

Available until September 30, 2026

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Course of the Month
October 2025

Each month, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) will offer a continuing education (CE) activity presented by experts from AANP Communities. For the first month that it is offered, the activity will be FREE and only available to AANP members. After the initial month has passed, the activity will become available to both AANP members and non-members for a fee (AANP members will pay a significantly discounted price). The featured activity will rotate each month, so be sure to complete the activity and earn your CE credit before the month ends to benefit from free access!

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Promotional Content Expires:	October 31, 2025 (11:55 p.m. CT)
Content Expires:	September 30, 2026 (11:55 p.m. CT) CE for this activity will not be available after this date.

This activity includes closed captioning.

This activity is free for AANP members

from 10/1/2025 - 10/31/2025

Overview

This presentation offers nurse practitioners evidence-based, practical strategies for assessing and addressing the oral health needs of older adults in primary care. It highlights the strong connection between poor oral health and the progression of chronic diseases, offering guidance on incorporating oral health assessments into routine patient visits. The session will also examine common barriers to oral care, such as financial constraints, access issues, and gaps in oral health education. Special focus is given to the complexities of managing oral health in older adults with chronic conditions, highlighting the importance of symptom monitoring, medication management, caregiver education, and enhancing provider skills in preventive oral health care.

Objectives

Describe three ways in which poor oral health contributes to the progression of chronic diseases in older adults.
Apply evidence-based oral health screening and patient education strategies to older adults.

Speaker
Tammy Sadighi, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, MBA
Loureen Downes, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, Diplomate- ACLM, FAANP

Contributors
Bhisnauth Churaman, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Amy Dudley, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Disclosure
This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies.

Speaker Disclosures:

Nothing to disclose.

Disclaimer
Individuals who have contributed to the CE Center were carefully selected for their knowledge and experience in the subject area under review. This presentation is informational only and may contain opinions of the authors from their personal experience that do not necessarily express the opinions of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Clinical practice is a constantly changing process and new information becomes available every day. Neither AANP nor the contributing individuals can warrant that the material will continue to be accurate, nor do they warrant that the material is completely free of errors upon publication. Attendees and participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.

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Additional Information
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0.9 Contact Hour(s) of CE