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HSE-National-Oral-Care-Guideline-Supporting_Smiles

06 November 2025


This guideline aims to promote and improve oral and general health for adults in healthcare settings by enabling a consistent, standardised approach to oral care. This national oral care guideline is for health and social care teams who support or provide oral care as part of daily personal care for adults who require assistance in acute, older persons, mental health, disability, palliative and social inclusion healthcare settings.