TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lamster,Ira B.
AU  - Lamster,Ira B.
AU  - Northridge,Mary E.
TI  - Improving oral health for the elderly: an interdisciplinary approach 
SN  - 9781441925565 (pbk.) :
AV  - RK55.A3 
U1  - 618.9776 LAM 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York, London
PB  - Springer
KW  - Dental care
KW  - Older persons
KW  - Older people
KW  - United States
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Utilization
KW  - Dental policy
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Public health & preventive medicine
KW  - thema
KW  - Geriatric medicine
KW  - Dentistry
N1  - Part 1: Population Health and Well-Being-- 1. The Aging US Population--2. The Oral Disease Burden Faced by Older Adults-- 3. Social Disparities in Oral Health and Health Care for Older Adults--4. Access, Place of Residence, and Interdisciplinary Opportunities-- Part II:  Health and Medical Considerations:- 5.  Movement Disorders in Dental Practice --6. Cognitive Impairment --7. Musculoskeletal Conditions --8. Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular Diseases, and Diabetes Mellitus: Co-morbidities that Affect Dental Care for the Older Patient --9. Geriatric Pharmacology: Principles and Implications for Oral Health--10.Management of Tobacco and Alcohol Dependence in Older Adults -- Part III: Oral Health and Dental Considerations:- 11. Normal Oral Mucosal, Dental, Periodontal, and Alveolar Bone Changes Associated with Aging --12. The Relationship between Periodontal Disease and Systemic Disease in the Elderly--13. Caries, Tooth Loss, and Conventional Tooth Replacement for Older Patients-- 14. Dental Implantology as an Approach to Tooth Replacement for Older Adults --15.  Saliva and Salivary Glands in the Elderly --16.  Mastication, Nutrition, Oral Health and Health in Older Patients -- 17. Orofacial Pain and Neurological Disorders Affecting the Head and Neck --18. Oral Pathology affecting older adults-- Part IV: Professional Recommendations and Future Needs:- 19. Educating the Dental Profession --20. Dental Services Among Elderly Americans: Utilization, Expenditures, and Their Determinants --21. Conclusion: Interdisciplinary Planning to Meet the Oral Health Care Needs of Older Adults
N2  - This work confronts two important oral health policy concerns in the United States: the disparities in the oral disease burden and the inability of certain segments of the population to access oral health care
ER  -