Who handles dental care for nursing home patients?

Once my mother got dementia to the point where she couldn’t tolerate a dentist, we had to stop. She & we couldn’t brush her teeth either. After 2 yrs they started falling out but she has enough left to eat. Just recently she started chewing on things after mealtimes were over (her fingers, hands, blanket) so I dunked a soft toothbrush in kid (safe to swallow) mouthwash & handed it to her with most of the long handle down low & just the brush top available to chew. It’s working & I’m so relieved. Her teeth would’ve continued to fall out. They may still, with reduced circulation but the tartar problem is getting much better. Going to buy kid toothpaste next. Just tried this last week!

My mom's Memory care had a dentist who came to the facility.

My mom is in a skilled nursing facility, and when one of her teeth fell out, I did the scheduling and took her to the dentist for all her appointments. She sees every other kind of doctor at the SNF (podiatrist, GP, eye doctor, psychiatrist), but the dental care was for me to handle.

If you want the real answer it is nobody, daily oral care is the last thing on the to do list for already overworked staff.

My mother used the dentist that came to the NH home. Her insurance covered some of the cost.

If she will be on Medicaid a dentist comes into the facility. Even if private pay, you could probably use that dentist.