Clinical Significance

Clinical Need & Impact

Frail and dependent seniors often face barriers to accessing dental care due to mobility limitations, complex medical needs and logistical challenges. As a result, oral disease may remain under-detected and untreated until symptoms become more severe.

T-DOCS addresses this gap by bringing routine oral screening directly to seniors in community care settings. Through early identification of dental and periodontal conditions, the programme supports timely triage, more efficient referral planning, better continuity of care and optimisation of healthcare resources.

The programme aims to:

• Improve access to preventive oral healthcare
• Enable early detection of oral disease
• Reduce unnecessary patient transfers for initial screening
• Support caregivers in daily oral care delivery
• Strengthen care coordination across community settings