CARE/PARKINSN friends - I am repeating this recent post because
(unbebknownst to me) my workplace computer system apparently sent it as
an attachment the first time; I apologize for the problems this caused
and believe they will not recur -- please let me know, by private post,
if you there is still a problem.  Mary

> Hello again, listfriends!
>
> Recently, while searching for info about dry mouth, I submitted a
> request to the National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse.  Now I
> want to pass on to you the material that just arrived from them, and
> to
> let you know how to ask for additional information.
>
> First, the info, which is about resources available from both the
> NOHIC
> and other sources:
>
> A.  Two items from the Geriatric Oral Health Program, U of Kentucky,
> 201
> Medical Center Annex 5, Lexington, KY 40536-0078; tel (606) 323-5656;
> fax (606) 323-9136:
>
> 1) Keeping the Older Person's Mouth Healthy Videotape (Parkinson's
> Disease Version) $39.95
> 2) Keeping the Older Person's Mouth Healthy:  Caregiver's Handbook (PD
> version) $12.00
>
> The NOHIC material I got describes these items in some detail; they
> look
> terrific!
>
> B. From the American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.; (800)
> 223-2732:
>
> Fact Sheet:  Oral Health Care and Parkinson's Disease.
>
> This is apparently one of a whole list of APDA "supplements"; the very
> helpful woman who answered the phone offered to send me any and all of
> them.
>
> C. From the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc.; (800) 457-6676
>
> 1) Brochure: Parkinson Patient at Home.
>
> Many topics, including a brief dental care section.
>
> 2) Parkinson's Disease:  A Manual for the Health Care Team.  $10.00.
> Includes a section on dental health preservation.
>
> D) The NOHIC also included an abstract from a professional journal
> that
> might be useful to dentists treating PWP.  The title is "Management of
> Orofacial Manifestations of Parkinson's Disease with Splint Therapy:
> A
> Case Report".  Authors are Durham, T.M., et al.  The article appeared
> in
> the journal SCD:  Special Care in Dentistry.  13(4): 155-158.
> July-August 1993.  The article includes 19 references, so it might
> lead
> your professional to other useful info beyond the narrow scope of this
> article.
>
> Now, the info about NOHIC itself.
>
> The NOHIC is a service of the National Institute of Dental Research,
> which is itself part of the National Institutes of Health.  They have
> a
> web site at http://www.aerie.com/nohicweb. Their e-mail is
> [log in to unmask]  You can e-mail a request for information; they will
> perform a search for you and send the results to your snail-mail
> address.  Mine arrived in about 10 days.  Great service, no cost.
>
> If you have any questions, pls contact me privately or via CARE (I'm
> still "on" PARKINSN, but have it set to NOMAIL).  Hope this will be
> helpful.
>
> Mary Rack
> [log in to unmask]
> CG for late mother, Louise
>
>