Innovations in Geriatric Oral Health Care

Elisa M Ghezzi; Linda C Niessen; Judith A Jones

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2023.01.005

Innovations in Geriatric Oral Health Care

Clin Geriatr Med. 2023 May;39(2):343-357. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2023.01.005.

Authors

Elisa M Ghezzi¹, Linda C Niessen², Judith A Jones³

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 26024 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, MI 48178, USA. Electronic address: eghezzi@umich.edu.
² College of Dental Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, 2901 St. John's Boulevard, Joplin, MO 64804, USA.
³ University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Room 401, Detroit, MI 48208-2576, USA.

PMID: 37045537
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2023.01.005

Abstract

Older adults are retaining their teeth and need strategies for a lifetime of oral health care. Daily prevention and professional preventive care have the most significant impacts on reducing oral disease in the aging population. Providers of oral health care extend beyond traditional dental professionals to include caregivers and health care providers through teledentistry and interprofessional collaboration. Dental and aging organizations advocate for the inclusion of a dental benefit in Medicare to address access to care. Innovations in geriatric oral health care involve advances in clinical oral health care, delivery and models of care, funding, research, education, and policy.

Keywords: Aging; Geriatric dental medicine; Geriatrics; Innovations; Oral health care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aging*
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Medicare*
Oral Health
United States