SWSLHD: South Western Sydney Local Health District
WSU: Western Sydney University
LTU: La Trobe University
UND: University of Notre Dame
If you are interested in participating in our study, please click here to view the project flyer.
If you are interested in participating in our study, please click here to view the project flyer.
If you are interested in participating in our study, please click here to view the project flyer.
Individuals with mental illness experience significant oral health inequalities compared to those living without a mental illness. This project will explore the oral health experiences of adolescent mental health consumers and their carers, as well as the mental health nurses experience of oral health in the inpatient mental health setting, including the suitability and feasibility of nurse-led oral health promotion strategies.
The overall aim of this study is to develop nurse-led intervention strategies to promote oral health among adolescents in inpatient mental health settings. Specifically this project aims to explore:
To see the various outputs from the MIOH program, please navigate to the pages below:
Publications Presentations Awards Training resources Oral health promotion resources
Our project forms the development of nurse-led intervention, in promoting oral health for adolescents within inpatient mental heath settings.
We aim to understand the oral health perspectives of individuals experiencing mental illness and their carers.