Title: Demonstrate how to floss a resident’s teeth.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit VIII: Personal Care Skills

Demonstration should include

- putting the resident in the proper position with a towel over their chest
- putting on gloves
- wrapping the ends of the floss securely around the index fingers and using a sawing motion between the gum and tooth, beginning with the back teeth and repeating on each side of the tooth
- offering the resident water and a basin to spit in
- cleaning the resident’s mouth with a towel.