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SEE YOU NOW Insight 15: Oral Health Saves Lives

October 2, 2025
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Hospital-acquired pneumonia is among the most serious and costly hospital-acquired infections in the United States. Yet, as nurse, educator, and historian Dian Baker, PhD, APRN-BC, PNP, PHN explains, prevention can begin with something as simple as a toothbrush.

In this SYN Insight, Baker shares how empowering patients, families, and nurses with knowledge and resources can dramatically reduce pneumonia rates, save lives, and cut costs. By bridging the long-standing divide between oral health and overall health, Baker shows how small, consistent actions can spark big change in complex healthcare systems.

Giving patients information is giving patients power and working in partnership with them. We can solve this problem.
Dian Baker, PhD, APRN-BC, PNP, PHN

To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast Episode 7: Brushing for Your Life at Apple, Spotify, or YouTube or at your favorite streaming platform.

For more information on the podcast bundles visit ANA’s Innovation Website.  Have questions or feedback for the SEE YOU NOW team?  Future episode ideas? Contact us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com.

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