The future prospects of perioperative oral function management: from the standpoint of dentistry in prefecture designated cancer care hospital （regional core hospital）

Abstract

Perioperative oral function management was introduced in 2012 and has been taken up throughout Japan. However, except for some dental clinics, most are limited to dental hospitals, which cannot be said as enough.
In order to widely apply this in the regions, it is important to establish a collaborative system between cancer hospitals and dental clinics. In addition, it is important to continue the oral function management after the patient’s discharge. Especially, the collaboration between dental hygienists is also important in order to perform a high-quality oral function management.
Looking forward, we need to think about future measures to make greater contributions to the health and welfare of not only the cancer patients but of all local residents.