the denture...1. if you see the denture sunflower at a patients bedside, please try to be extra...

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1. If you see the denture sunflower at a patients bedside, please try to be extra vigilant when clearing up after meals. 2. Patients occasionally wrap their dentures in tissue and leave them on the bedside / dinner tray. These can be accidentally swept away as rubbish. 3. Losing a denture is highly distressing for a patient and it affects their dignity and ability to eat and drink. Developing people for health and healthcare www.hee.nhs.uk The denture sunflower

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Page 1: The denture...1. If you see the denture sunflower at a patients bedside, please try to be extra vigilant when clearing up after meals. 2. Patients occasionally wrap their dentures

1. If you see the denture sunflower at a patients bedside, please try to be extra vigilant when clearingup after meals.

2. Patients occasionally wrap their dentures in tissue and leave them on the bedside / dinner tray.These can be accidentally swept away as rubbish.

3. Losing a denture is highly distressing for a patient and it affects their dignity and ability to eatand drink.

Developing people

for health and

healthcare

www.hee.nhs.uk

The denture sunflower