Suzy Harkness

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Suzy Harkness is a Specialty Registrar in Special Care Dentistry working across NHS Tayside. She graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2018 before moving to Edinburgh for dental foundation training. Suzy completed three years of dental core training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Restorative and Special Care Dentistry before commencing specialty training in 2022. Suzy enjoys working with adult patients with additional needs and has an interest in teaching, completing a postgraduate certificate in clinical education with Queen’s University Belfast in 2021.

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Children vs dependent older people – facilitators and barriers to providing oral hygiene

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In this their latest blog Gemma Gaw, Suzy Harkness, Emma O’Donnell Scottish Specialty Registrars in Special Care Dentistry look at a review comparing barriers and facilitators to providing oral health measures for both children and dependent older adults.

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Tools for measuring oral health and orofacial pain in dependent adults

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This study is the first of its kind from an RCT perspective which clearly shows that treating major depression in older adults using interventions in primary care settings can extend life

A group of Scottish Specialty Registrars in Special Care Dentistry look at a recent review of available measurement tools for assessing oral health and orofacial pain in dependent adults, which can be used by the non-dental caregivers. Nine tools were identified and despite a lack of comprehensive testing a number demonstrate reliability and validity.

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