Omiya Kuyakusho-mae Dental Clinic Strengthens Home-Visit Dental Care: Expands Regional Medical Collaboration by Joining Ihana Home-Visit Dental Group

For 78 years since our opening, our clinic has focused on "preventive dentistry," striving to protect overall health starting from the oral health of our local community. However, in recent years, we have increasingly received feedback from long-term patients and their families such as:

"It has become difficult to visit the clinic due to old age, but we would like you to continue providing care." "My family member is aging and cannot commute, and they seem to be having trouble eating, which is concerning."

When commuting becomes difficult, the stable management of oral health that has been maintained thus far is interrupted. Facing this challenge, our clinic chose to "strengthen home-visit dental care."

Supporting "Eating": Home-Visit Dental Care by Omiya Kuyakusho-mae Dental Clinic In home-visit dental care, dentists and dental hygienists visit homes and nursing facilities to provide treatment. - Adjustment and repair of dentures - Oral hygiene management (specialized care) - Eating and swallowing rehabilitation - Treatment of tooth decay and periodontal disease - Oral management aimed at reducing the risk of aspiration pneumonia

Beyond simple "dental treatment," we provide medical care that protects the function of "eating" and supports the quality of life (QOL). Eating with one's own mouth is a daily joy and directly connects to the "will to live."

Toward Dental Care in Collaboration with Medical and Nursing Care In home-visit dental care, understanding the patient's general physical condition is essential. Our clinic provides dental care predicated on collaboration with doctors, nurses, and care workers, building a system to support patients through multi-professional cooperation.

### Team Medical System Supported by Specialists Home-visit dental care often requires a high level of expertise, and there are cases that are difficult for a single dentist to handle alone. The Ihana Home-Visit Dental Group, which our clinic has joined, has a support system provided by: - Specialists from the Japan Prosthodontic Society - Certified physicians from the Japanese Society of Gerodontology This enables a system capable of handling difficult cases and highly specialized treatments.

### Online Team Medical Care The group utilizes online tools to enable: - Immediate sharing of clinical information and photos from the site to the office - Real-time consultation with specialists - Consultation on instructions and responses according to the situation This establishes a medical system where specialists provide real-time support while the attending physician interacts with the patient.

Our clinic will continue to deepen its collaboration with local medical institutions and nursing facilities, providing "seamless dental care from clinic visits to home care." We are always accepting consultations and referrals regarding home-visit dental care. Patients, families, medical institutions, and nursing facility staff, please feel free to contact us.

Target patients: Those who have difficulty commuting due to illness or injury (living in homes or facilities within a 16km radius of our clinic) Treatment costs: Health insurance and nursing care insurance can be applied (Dentists and dental hygienists'...