A fully updated reference on clinical knowledge and effective oral health care strategies in the frail elderly
Oral Health Care and the Frail Elderly provides a comprehensive reference on strategies for managing dental disease as a noncommunicable disease in older populations, drawing on literature-based theoretical and clinical knowledge. It provides a global perspective with up-to-date guidance for clinicians and addresses the specific challenges of providing dental care to frail older adults. This second edition has been fully updated with 15 new chapters, reflecting the many advances in the field since the previous edition.
The first section contains background information, including demographics, social considerations, and factors influencing oral health in this population. The second half of the book is devoted to clinical management strategies.
Some of the new topics discussed in this edition of Oral Care and the Frail Elderly include:
Theories and importance of oral health in frailty and oral health-related quality of life, and the impact of the life course on oral health
How sugar, tobacco, and alcohol initiate and maintain oral diseases, like other noncommunicable diseases, into old age
Reducing dental caries, periodontitis, gingivitis, mucositis, and other noncommunicable oral diseases
Infection control, telemedicine and dentistry, mobile dental services, and strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of community-based oral health care programs
With an emphasis on population and public health in the context of noncommunicable diseases, the second edition of Oral Care and the Elderly is an important resource for practitioners working with the elderly population, including dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dentists, and dental technicians. Nurses and geriatricians.
