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Researcher

Aster De Vleeschauwer

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Awards & Distinctions

14 Results

2026

Ethical reflections on oral health promotion in the older population

Aster De VleeschauwerIgnaas DevischBarbara JanssensPeter Pype

Editorial material

Oral care experiences of home‐dwelling frail older adults in Flanders, Belgium : a qualitative study

Aster De VleeschauwerEllen BaeleFien MertensNatalie HosteLouise PoppePeter PypeBarbara Janssens

A1 Journal Article in GERODONTOLOGY

Using the intervention mapping protocol to design an oral health promotion intervention for frail home‐dwelling older persons in Belgium

Ellen BaeleNatalie HosteAster De VleeschauwerFien MertensPeter PypeBarbara JanssensLouise Poppe

A1 Journal Article in GERODONTOLOGY

‘Letting sleeping dogs lie’ or taking action on oral care? A qualitative study with informal caregivers of frail home‐dwelling older persons

Ellen BaeleAster De VleeschauwerFien MertensNatalie HosteLouise PoppePeter PypeBarbara Janssens

A1 Journal Article in GERODONTOLOGY

2025

Can a low-threshold check-up motivate older adults to schedule a dental visit? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Aster De VleeschauwerLouise PoppeRoos ColmanBarbara Janssens

A1 Journal Article in TRIALS

Dental utilisation patterns among older adults in Belgium : a retrospective observational study

Aster De VleeschauwerLouise PoppeDidier WillaertHervé AvalossePeter PypeBarbara Janssens

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH

Gerodent PLUS : an oral health promotion intervention for frail home-dwelling older adults

Ellen BaeleAster De VleeschauwerNatalie HosteLouise PoppePeter PypeFien MertensBarbara Janssens

Improving interprofessional collaboration among primary care professionals regarding oral health for frail home-dwelling older people

Natalie HosteEllen BaeleAster De VleeschauwerFien MertensLouise PoppeBarbara JanssensPeter Pype

Interprofessional collaboration on oral health for frail home-dwelling older people : a focus group study on needs and barriers experienced by general practitioners and community pharmacists

Natalie HosteEllen BaeleAster De VleeschauwerFien MertensLouise PoppeBarbara JanssensPeter Pype

A1 Journal Article in BMC PRIMARY CARE

2024

'When I was young, a toothbrush was like a rolls-royce for a laborer' : a qualitative study of oral care behavior of home-dwelling frail older people in Flanders, Belgium

Aster De VleeschauwerEllen BaeleNatalie HosteLouise PoppePeter PypeFien MertensBarbara Janssens

Frail older adults' oral care through informal caregivers' eyes

Ellen BaeleAster De VleeschauwerNatalie HosteLouise PoppePeter PypeFien MertensBarbara Janssens

Interprofessional collaboration on oral health for frail home-dwelling older people

Natalie HosteEllen BaeleAster De VleeschauwerFien MertensLouise PoppeBarbara JanssensPeter Pype

2023

Needs and barriers for interprofessional collaboration in oral health care for frail home-dwelling older people : experiences of primary care professionals in Belgium

Natalie HosteEllen BaeleAster De VleeschauwerPeter PypeBarbara JanssensFien MertensLouise Poppe

Reducing oral health inequalities for frail older people by improving access to oral care and integrated oral care

Ellen BaeleNatalie HosteAster De VleeschauwerBarbara JanssensPeter PypeLouise PoppeFien Mertens