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oral healthcare service well integrated existing healthcare policy nursing homes nhs globally qualitative study aimed identify dentists perspectives structural system barriers hinder oral healthcare ohc provision seniors nhs singapore understand consequences barriers nineteen dentists 8 males 11 females 360 iqr 320485 years old recruited combination purposive snowball sampling four focus group discussions conducted via teleconferencing discussion 45 anonymised participants sessions lasted 90120 min audiorecorded transcribed verbatim thematic analysis conducted data collected using nvivo software version12 qrs international participants agreed current ohc system seniors nhs well developed challenges dentists faced categorised three themes 1 general oral healthcare system level 2 local nursing home setting level 3 geriatric oral healthcare education level challenges complexly intertwined contributed several consequences shortage dentists nhs diminished motivation serve also limited quality dental service able provide nhs contributing current poor access dental services seniors nhs dentists singapore face many structural systemic barriers providing ohc seniors nhs unique local context newfound understanding barriers consequences helpful developing strategic approaches overcome challenges