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Improving oral health for the elderly : an interdisciplinary approach / edited by Ira B. Lamster, Mary E. Northridge ; foreword by J.C. Takamura.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York ; London : Springer, 2011.Edition: 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008Description: 510 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781441925565 (pbk.) :
  • 9781441925565 (Paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.9776 LAM
LOC classification:
  • RK55.A3
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 618.9776 LAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00214531
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 618.9776 LAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00214532

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.

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.

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