Introduction Oral health is multi-faceted and influences a person’s daily life, and numerous potential barriers andfactors can challenge and pose barriers to good oral health. Shortages of healthcare professionals or incorrect carepractices can be barriers to performing good oral healthcare. A knowledge gap has been identified in qualitativeresearch on description of healthcare professionals’ experiences of oral healthcare among older adults in municipalhealthcare.Aim To describe healthcare professionals’ experiences of oral healthcare among older adults in Swedish municipalhealthcare.Design and methods The study employed a qualitative design guided by a secondary qualitative analysis methodcomprising inductive qualitative content analysis. Data were collected through semi-structured individual interviewswith healthcare professionals.Results Good relationships and mutual trust create the conditions for delivering good oral healthcare. Knowledgeprovides confidence and trust in performing oral healthcare, experiences and strategies influence the individualadaptation of oral healthcare, and priorities and collaboration influence oral healthcare provision.Conclusion and implications The performance of oral healthcare is complex and cannot be achieved withoutestablishing a relationship with the older adult who needs care. Oral healthcare includes prerequisites such asroutines, sufficient time, work-time planning, and collaboration between healthcare professionals. Registered nursespositively experience opportunities to collaborate with other healthcare professionals regarding oral healthcare andare seen as leaders in the Fundamentals of Care and are sharing good examples of oral healthcare in palliative care