Abstract
Objective: To report the practical experience of a oral hygiene kit designed for hospitalized. Experience report: It is about of a report at a hospital unit of the county of Belém-PA, where two inpatients were chosen for us to present and to hand the oral hygiene kit of a low cost composed by toothbrush, dentifrice, dental floss, clorexidine, gauze, plastic straw, paper towel and disposable bags. It was observed that the patients didn't have all the necessary items for the clean of the buccal cavity, nor a proper and easy access place to stow them, it was verified that the patients never recieved any instruction about the correct way of buccal hygiene and how to store the items post use. Then, they were instructed about the function of each item, as well as its proper using to obtain maximum effiency. Final considerations: It is viable aquisition, whereas, the shortage of necessary utensils to sanitation contributes for hospital infection and deceases of the respiratory tract.