Dental care for the elderly through a Capped-fee funding model: Optimising outcomes for primary government dental services

Gerodontology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer H. Conquest ◽  
John Skinner ◽  
Estie Kruger ◽  
Marc Tennant
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Funding Model

scholarly journals Geriatric Dentistry - Surmounting the Challenges

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Ranjith Kumar P ◽  
Dr Rohit Raghavan ◽  
Dr. Nadeem Abdul Rahman ◽  
Dr. Sumitra S ◽  
Dr. Monisha Vs
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Geriatric Dentistry ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Treatment Considerations ◽  
Normal Ageing ◽  
Dental Professionals

Geriatric dentistry is the branch of dentistry that emphasizes dental care for the elderly population and focuses upon patients with chronic physiological, physical and/or psychological changes or morbid conditions/ diseases. Gerodontics delivers dental care to older adults which involves diagnosis and treatment planning and prevention of problems associated with normal ageing and age-related diseases as an inter disciplinary manner with other medical professionals. Elderly patients are usually associated with oral manifestations due to various systemic conditions. It is important to alter the treatment mode with taking into account the psychological considerations of such patients. More stress must be given for prevention and early intervention to control the risk of oral diseases. It is important to educate dental professionals regarding the importance of geriatric services without any delay. This article makes an attempt to give the objectives, dietary guidelines and treatment considerations to meet the need of the geriatric patients.

Dental care for the elderly

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
I.E. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care For The Elderly

Restorative dentistry 3: replacing teeth

2014 ◽  
pp. 263-323
Author(s):  
David A. Mitchell ◽  
Laura Mitchell ◽  
Lorna McCaul
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Planning ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Complete Dentures ◽  
Restorative Dentistry ◽  
Age Changes ◽  
Missing Teeth ◽  
Older Patient ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Clinical Stages

Contents. Treatment planning for patients with missing teeth. Bridges. Bridges—design. Bridges—practical stages. Bridge failures. Resin-bonded bridges. Removable partial dentures—principles. Removable partial dentures—components. Removable partial dentures—design. Removable partial dentures—clinical stages. Immediate complete dentures. Complete dentures—principles. Complete dentures—impressions. Complete dentures—recording the occlusion. Complete dentures—trial insertion. Complete dentures—fitting. Denture maintenance. Cleaning dentures. Denture problems and complaints. Candida and dentures. Denture copying. Overdentures. Implantology. Dentistry and the older patient. Age changes. Dental care for the elderly.

scholarly journals Dental Care in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: Organizational Structures and Protocols

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew M. Oishi ◽  
Elizabeth T. Momany ◽  
Robert J. Collins ◽  
Pamela Z. Cacchione ◽  
Joan I. Gluch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care For The Elderly

scholarly journals The Evolving Imapact of Aging America on Dental Practice

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Shay
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
Dental Practices

Abstract American dentistry has recognized for a quarter century that the growth in the proportion of elderly in the population is impacting on the profession. Multiple articles in the professional literature have speculated on the ways in which this change will be manifested. Data and projections from earlier articles are revisited and five trends are offered to guide professionals as they position their practices for the coming years. The increase in number and proportion of elderly in dental practices stems from successes in preventing and controlling infectious diseases during the last century. The trend has not peaked but will continue for at least two more decades. Retention of teeth into advanced age has resulted from emerging and improved preventive and restorative dental advances directed at children and adults beginning mid-century, and dental utilization studies confirm the elderly are seeking dental care at an unprecedented and growing rate. Chronic disease and infirmity that accompany advanced age make dental care more challenging for this group. Dentists and their staff will need to continuously undertake educational opportunities that will foster and maintain their facility in providing care to the elderly. They will need to do this because Americans of advanced age are becoming the dominant age group seeking, and able to pay for, sophisticated dental services. The blend of those services is shifting away from removable prostheses to a rising demand for restorative, periodontic, and endodontic care. Root caries, in particular, will be a growing challenge to both providers and patients. There is mounting evidence oral disease impacts endocrine, cardiovascular, and pulmonary health, particularly in frail elders, and will likely provide many elderly additional stimuli to seek dental care. Providers who seek an alternative approach for delivering their services will find growing demand for and satisfaction with traveling to patients, rather than the other way around. Citation Shay K. The Evolving Impact of Aging America on Dental Practice. J Contemp Dent Pract 2004 November;(5)4:101-110.

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