| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 506 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
Two important oral health policy concerns in the United States are disparities in the oral disease burden and the inability of certain segments of the population to access oral health care. Both of these challenges are largely due to socioeconomic stratification in US society. As a consequence of the release of the surgeon general??'s report on oral health, there has been a call to action to improve the oral health of underprivileged groups who have difficulty accessing dental services. But in contrast to the extensive national attention focused on children??'s oral health in recent years, Ame |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Older people -- Dental care -- United States
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Dental care -- Social aspects -- United States
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Dental care -- Utilization -- United States
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Dental policy -- United States
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Older people -- Dental care.
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Dental care.
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Dental policy.
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Dental Care for Aged
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Geriatric Dentistry
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Dental Care
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
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Geriatric Dentistry.
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Older people -- Dental care -- United States.
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Dental care -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Dental care -- Utilization -- United States.
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Dental policy -- United States.
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Dental Care for Aged.
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Dental care
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Dental care -- Social aspects
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Dental care -- Utilization
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Dental policy
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Older people -- Dental care
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lamster, Ira B.
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Northridge, Mary E.
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| ISBN |
9780387743370 |
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0387743375 |
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9780387743363 |
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0387743367 |
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