Separately, oral health and nutrition are two topics extremely important to the overall health of an individual. However, the relationship between the two is not commonly considered.

At Broadway Pentecostal Lodge, we found that although they have a wonderful dietician who manages the nutrition of the elders, it would be important to address the bidirectional relationship of oral health and nutrition for the elders. Suji, my floor partner, and I created a table clinic based on this topic in the hopes that the registered nurses, care aides, and others involved in the care of elders would be able to prevent deficiencies in nutrition caused by oral health problems, gain more education on the affect nutrition has on oral health, and also learn the importance of oral self-care.