> Not always, Now that I have access to a dental clininc (not good access,but
> nevertheless some access) I have residents that are getting teeth pulled and getting
> dentures.
I have always understood that once a chewing or swallowing problem, always a
> chewing or swallowing problem.
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>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Brenda Chance
>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 10:59 AM
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> Subject: RE: Section K
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>
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> Your director needs to talk with a speech therapist. Mechanically altered
> diets include Mech Soft, Pureed, etc. and can be as much for swallowing problems
> as for chewing. I would not code chewing unless there was a chewing problem.
> This would be like assuming just because a resident has difficulty lying flat
> they have copd.
> Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C
> MDS Coordinator
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>
>
>
> What if the chewing problem was due to dental problems that were corrected,
> for example loose dentures.
> Janice Martin, RN
>
>
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