Oral health promotion program on quality of life among institutionalized older adults in Bengaluru, India: a single-site pilot quasi-experimental study.

A structured oral health education program combining the Ottawa Charter and Health Belief Model improved oral health-related quality of life across all measured dimensions in institutionalized older adults in India, with education level and pension status associated with better outcomes.

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