{"id":1705,"date":"2023-09-29T16:28:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T21:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/?page_id=1705"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:49:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T22:49:21","slug":"oral-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/innovation\/oral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Oral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24&#8243;]<h2 id=\"et-animated-title-1\" class=\"et-animated-title et-clearfix  curtain curtain-left\" data-mobile-font=\"inherit\" data-tablet-font=\"inherit\" data-delay=\"0\" style=\"font-weight:700;color:#212121;\"><span class=\"text-wrapper\"><span class=\"text\">Partnering to Improve Oral Health in a Home Care Setting<\/span><span class=\"curtain\" style=\"background-color:#fd8c40;\"><\/span><\/span><\/h2>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>In 2023, St. Joseph\u2019s Health System launched a collaborative study to determine the feasibility of using a new at-home, preventative dental treatment called Prevora.<\/strong> The study seels to evaluate Prevora as a convenient approach to improving oral health among those receiving home healthcare services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study is being conducted with CHX Technologies, a Canadian research-based pharmaceutical company and developer of Prevora. Their mission is to develop Prevora as a new first-in-class preventive, painless treatment for the most common and expensive chronic disease for adults \u2013 poor oral health.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many patients receiving home healthcare services experience poor oral health because they have difficulty maintaining good oral hygiene, cannot easily get to the dentist, or have a medical condition such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or congestive heart failure (CHF) that is interrelated with inflammation of the gums. Moreover, poor oral health can lead to extra visits to the doctor and more hospital care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting in Hamilton, this first-of-its-kind study is examining the use and delivery of Prevora to avoid compounding health problems and costly care visits, while evaluating improvements in oral health, general health, and quality of life for patients in home care.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"et-braket-block-wrapper\"><style>#et-braket-block-1 .braket-title {font-weight:700;color:#212121;}#et-braket-block-1 .braket-sub-title {color:#9a9a9a;}#et-braket-block-1 .braket-button {color:#212121 !important;}#et-braket-block-1 .braket-button:hover {color:#ffffff !important;}#et-braket-block-1 .braket-button:before {box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px #212121;}#et-braket-block-1 .braket-button:after {background-color:#fd8c40;}#et-braket-block-1 .braket > div:first-child,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t#et-braket-block-1 .braket > div:last-child,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t#et-braket-block-1 .braket > div:nth-child(2) > span  {background-color:#fd8c40;}<\/style><div id=\"et-braket-block-1\" data-delay=\"0\" class=\"et-braket-block left \"><div class=\"braket-block-inner et-clearfix\"><div class=\"braket\"><div><\/div><div><span><\/span><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"braket-block-content\"><p class=\"braket-sub-title\">Carrie Beltzner, Interim President of St. Joseph\u2019s Home Care<\/p><h5 class=\"braket-title\" data-mobile-font=\"inherit\" data-tablet-font=\"inherit\">\u201cThis feasibility study is particularly exciting because it is the first to work out the delivery of preventive oral healthcare by a hygienist- nurse team during routine home care visits.\u201d<\/h5><\/div><\/div><div class=\"braket-block-content text et-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;1715&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;750&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;slideInRight&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1696372474135{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em>Home Care patients will be enrolled in the study and the treatment will be administered during a Home Care visit by a nurse.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevora is an antiseptic coating applied to all surfaces of the teeth, up to and including the gum line, that manages the bacteria causing poor oral health. The non-invasive treatment is painless and can be delivered conveniently, quickly, and without aerosols. Prevora has been shown in over 20 years of controlled studies and in Canadian dental and medical practices to be safe, effective, and well accepted by thousands of adults with a high risk of poor oral health.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs the Government of Canada develops a new national dental plan for high-risk groups, it is timely to assess how non-invasive preventive dental care can be integrated into our overall healthcare system,\u201d says Carrie Beltzner, Interim President of St. Joseph\u2019s Home Care and principal investigator of the study.<\/p>\n<p>The study is co-sponsored by CHX Technologies and Innovation Factory\u2019s Southern Ontario Pharmaceutical and Health Innovation Ecosystem (SOPHIE) program and is being facilitated through The Research Institute of St. Joe\u2019s Hamilton. It aims to enroll up to 30 patients with COPD or CHF and observe improvements in oral health, blood markers of inflammation, cholesterol and glucose, improvements in respiratory conditions, additional costs of care, and quality of life over five months of home care visits. Prevora will be applied during a routine home care visit and patients will be assessed on their oral health status during subsequent visits. The study\u2019s results are expected in the second quarter of 2024.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1716&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study recruitment is ongoing. Prospective study participants living with COPD or CHF and enrolled in St. Joe\u2019s Integrated Comprehensive Care program in the Hamilton Region are encouraged to email <a href=\"mailto:innovation@stjoes.ca\">innovation@stjoes.ca<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By partnering with pharmaceuticals and leveraging our integrated comprehensive care (ICC) program, we are working to identify the best methods to improve oral health and, ultimately, quality of life for so many receiving home care.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24&#8243;]<h4 id=\"et-animated-title-2\" class=\"et-animated-title et-clearfix  curtain curtain-left\" data-mobile-font=\"inherit\" data-tablet-font=\"inherit\" data-delay=\"0\" style=\"font-weight:700;color:#212121;\"><span class=\"text-wrapper\"><span class=\"text\">About St. Joseph&#8217;s Home Care<\/span><span class=\"curtain\" style=\"background-color:#fd8c40;\"><\/span><\/span><\/h4>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjosephshomecare.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Joseph\u2019s Home Care<\/a> operates its Integrated Comprehensive Care (ICC) program \u2013 Canada\u2019s largest integrated care program with over 35,000 hospital bed days saved since 2012, up to 30% reduction in ED visits and increased patient and family confidence.\u00a0St. Joseph\u2019s Home Care\u00a0is an integral partner within St. Joseph\u2019s Health System in the development of new models of integrated care and\u00a0has been providing high quality, values-based home and community services since 1921 in a spirit of compassion and dedication. It has evolved from a nursing agency to offering a much broader range of services, and its steadfast commitment to delivering exemplary client-focused care continues.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24&#8243;]<h4 id=\"et-animated-title-3\" class=\"et-animated-title et-clearfix  curtain curtain-left\" data-mobile-font=\"inherit\" data-tablet-font=\"inherit\" data-delay=\"0\" style=\"font-weight:700;color:#212121;\"><span class=\"text-wrapper\"><span class=\"text\">About CHX Technologies<\/span><span class=\"curtain\" style=\"background-color:#fd8c40;\"><\/span><\/span><\/h4>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/chxtechnologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHX Technologies<\/a> is a research-based Canadian pharmaceutical company and developer of Prevora. CHX\u2019s mission is to develop Prevora as a first-in-class new preventive, painless treatment for the most common and expensive chronic disease for adults \u2013 poor oral health. The company has completed a full battery of studies of Prevora in preventing dental decay and treating oral inflammation simultaneously; has approvals for Prevora in Canada, the EU, and the UK; and is now partnering with healthcare organizations such as St. Joseph\u2019s Home Care on integrating Prevora into the healthcare system.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24&#8243;]<h4 id=\"et-animated-title-4\" class=\"et-animated-title et-clearfix  curtain curtain-left\" data-mobile-font=\"inherit\" data-tablet-font=\"inherit\" data-delay=\"0\" style=\"font-weight:700;color:#212121;\"><span class=\"text-wrapper\"><span class=\"text\">About St. Joseph&#8217;s Health System<\/span><span class=\"curtain\" style=\"background-color:#fd8c40;\"><\/span><\/span><\/h4>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjhs.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Joseph&#8217;s Health System<\/a> (SJHS) is a Canadian multi-hospital and care network based in Ontario. Its locations include St. Joseph&#8217;s Healthcare Hamilton, St. Mary&#8217;s General Hospital in Kitchener, St. Joseph&#8217;s Health Centre in Guelph, St. Joseph&#8217;s Lifecare Centre in Brantford, St. Joseph&#8217;s Villa in Dundas, and St. Joseph&#8217;s Home Care. SJHS encompasses five cities, with over eight thousand staff serving a population of over two million people. SJHS is a sought-after leader in the delivery of integrated care, which is transforming patient care and outcomes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1710&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1709&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1711&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12&#8243;][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;far fa-lightbulb&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_color=&#8221;#fd8c40&#8243; link=&#8221;url:%2F2022%2Finnovation%2F|title:Innovation%20at%20St.%20Joe&#8217;s&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/2022\/innovation\/\"><em>Return to Innovation at St. Joe&#8217;s<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] In 2023, St. Joseph\u2019s Health System launched a collaborative study to determine the feasibility of using a new at-home, preventative dental treatment called Prevora. The study seels to evaluate Prevora as a convenient approach to improving oral health among those receiving home healthcare services. The study is being conducted with CHX Technologies, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":73,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-vc.php","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1705","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1705"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1721,"href":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1705\/revisions\/1721"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reports.rsjh.ca\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}