Prospects and challenges of research required as a dental hygiene teacher

The purpose of perioperative oral function management during surgery are to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and aspiration pneumonia, prevent surgical site infection (SSI) and focal infection, assist in resuming oral intake, and avoid or reduce the risk of oral problems related to tracheal intubation.VAP is the most frequent infection in the intensive care setting, occurring in 9-27% of all intubated patients.In adults, it is important to focus on eliminating oral infections and establishing good oral hygiene before surgery.