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Improving oral health for the elderly : an interdisciplinary approach /

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This book examines in depth a crucial yet frequently overlooked indicator of seniors' quality of life. By combining a lifespan approach to health with a biopsychosocial perspective on health disparities, this book places oral health in the larger context of physical and mental well-being. Chapt...

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Other Authors: Lamster, Ira B., Northridge, Mary E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, ©2008.
Subjects:
Older people > Dental care > United States.
Dental care > Social aspects > United States.
Dental care > Utilization > United States.
Dental policy > United States.
Older people > Dental care.
Dental Care for Aged
Geriatric Dentistry
Personnes âgées > Soins dentaires > États-Unis.
Soins dentaires > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Santé dentaire > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Soins dentaires.
Dental care > Social aspects.
Dental care > Utilization.
Dental policy.
United States.
Fulltext.
Internet Resources.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Population health and well-being
  • The aging U.S. population / Steven M. Albert
  • The Oral disease burden faced by older adults / Ira B. Lamster and Natalie D. Crawford
  • Social disparities in oral health and health care for older adults / Luisa N. Borrell
  • Access, place of residence and interdisciplinary opportunities / Janet A. Yellowitz.
  • Part II: Health and medical considerations
  • Movement disorders in dental practice / Nina M. Browner and Steven Frucht
  • Cognitive impairment / James M. Noble and Nikolaos Scarmeas
  • Musculoskeletal conditions / Jennifer L. Kelsey
  • Cardiovascular, cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus: co-morbidities that affect dental care for the older patient / Neerja Bhardwaj [and others]
  • Geriatric pharmacology: principles and implications for oral health / Brian C. Scanlan
  • Management of alcohol and tobacco dependence in older adults / David A. Albert.
  • Part III: Oral health and dental considerations
  • Normal oral mucosal, dental, periodontal, and alveolar bone changes associated with aging / Stefanie L. Russell and Jonathan A. Ship
  • The relationship between periodontal disease and systemic disease in the elderly / Dana L. Wolf and Panos N. Papapanou
  • Caries, tooth loss, and conventional tooth replacement for older patients / Ejvind Budtz-Jørgensen and Frauke Müller
  • Implant dentistry as an approach to tooth replacement for older adults / Hans-Peter Weber
  • Saliva and the salivary glands in the elderly / Louis Mandel
  • Mastication, nutrition, oral health and health in older patients / Angus W.G. Walls
  • Orofacial pain and neurological disorders affecting the head and neck / Ali Makki and Susan Roche
  • Oral pathology affecting older adults / David J. Zegarelli, Victoria L. Woo, and Angela J. Yoon.
  • Part IV: Professional recommendations and future needs
  • Educating the dental profession / Lynn M. Tepper
  • Dental services among elderly Americans: utilization, expenditures, and their determinants / L. Jackson Brown
  • Conclusion: interdisciplinary planning to meet the oral health care needs of older adults / Mary E. Northridge and Ira B. Lamster.