Long-term care residents suffer unnecessarily when oral care is provided sporadically, inadequately, or not given at all.31 Students’ learning suffers when there is dissonance between classroom teaching and what they observe in practice. The case study of the use of the CPIP to facilitate the implementation of evidence-based oral care among medically complex residents in a LTC facility demonstrates that even the most practical evidence-based guidelines still require interpretation and thoughtful application of staff man-agement practices for successful implementation.