Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a care partner assisted intervention to improve oral health of individuals with mild dementia

• Bei Wu,
• Gary Yu,
• Brenda L Plassman,
• Patricia Poole,
• Shahrzad Siamdoust,
• Melanie Bunn,
• Bobbi Burwell,
• Yaolin Pei,
• Christine Downey,
• Danni Gomes,
• Angela Kamer,
• A Leak Bryant,
• Ruth A Anderson

Affiliations

Bei Wu

Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York City, New York, USA

Gary Yu

Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA

Brenda L Plassman

Department of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Patricia Poole

Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Shahrzad Siamdoust

Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA

Melanie Bunn

School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Bobbi Burwell

Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Yaolin Pei

Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA

Christine Downey

Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Danni Gomes

Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA

Angela Kamer

Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, New York University, New York, New York, USA

A Leak Bryant

School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Ruth A Anderson

School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA