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 > >