Geriatric Dental Care[Abridged]

Dental students' perceived barriers in geriatric dental care active involvement.

OBJECTIVES The present study assessed dental students' perceived barriers to geriatric dental care provision. METHODS Out of 512 dental students in Iranian dental schools were participated in the study 464 were completed the questionnaire. The mean age of the dental students was 25.5 ± 2.8 years; 67% were women. RESULTS Most of the participants (79%) did not have any training focused on ger...

Practical issues in delivering geriatric dental care.

Current status of predoctoral geriatric education in U.S. dental schools.

The elderly constitute the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Dental schools must educate dental students so that they are competent and confident in managing the treatment needs of elderly patients. Programs in geriatric dentistry have been developed in response to the changing oral health needs of growing numbers of older adults. The purpose of this online survey was to identify ...

Dental care in geriatric patients—a cross-sectorial service

Purpose: Evaluation of a customer-designed dental service network across the service sectors for geriatric patients. Context: The lack in accessibility of dental services and the non-awareness of possible dental causes to medical problems by clinicians often prevents the geriatric patient from receiving the dental care needed. In cooperation with the Dental Board a geriatric dentist was appoint...

Understanding dental students' knowledge and perceptions of older people: toward a new model of geriatric dental education.

Increasing numbers of older people and the decreasing rates of edentulism highlight the importance of dental education that focuses on oral health and aging. This evaluation study assessed dental students' knowledge and beliefs about older people as well as their awareness of the biopsychosocial concerns that are potential barriers to oral health care. Dental students' (N=202) knowledge and per...