MOTIVATE stands for Maine’s Oral Team Based Initiative: Vital access to education. This program is free
and reaches a new audience of caregivers/care partners of older adults that reside at home. The content
of this program was modified from a similar, existing evidence-based program for the health care team in
nursing homes. The results of that program are now published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
The MOTIVATE at Home program provides free education. The program teaches older adults, caregivers,
and health care professionals the importance of oral health and what their role can be for promoting
oral health for their older adult living at home, even if they don’t provide hands on care.
This program was funded by the CareQuest institute for Oral Health.
The majority of the program is web based and offers 24/7 access to online education in the form of
videos, tip sheets, audio recordings and oral health resources. The program also includes a quarterly
live, Zoom series titled Ask the Dental Expert which provides learner with face-to-face time with dental
experts.
The Cedars is proud to be partnering with Maine’s Oral Team Based Initiative and hopes to continue to
spread the message and support our residents. Good Oral Health = Overall Health
https://lunderdineen.org/program/motivate-transforms-oral-health-in-long-term-care/
