Geriatric Dentistry, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America

Lisa A. Thompson

Description

This issue of Dental Clinics, edited by Lisa A. Thompson and Leonard J. Brennan, focuses on Geriatric Dentistry. Articles include: Our Current Geriatric Population: Demographic and Oral Health Care Utilization; Physiology of Aging of Older Adults: Systemic and Oral Health Considerations; Treatment Planning Considerations in Older Adults; Oral Health Disparity in Older Adults: Dental Decay and Tooth Loss; Oral Health Disparities in Older Adults: Oral bacteria, Inflammation and Aspiration Pneumonia; Salivary Function and Xerostomia and the Implications of Polypharmacy in Elderly; Systemic and Oral Health; Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults and Oral Health considerations: Treatment and Management; Integrating Oral Health into the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Curriculum; Innovations in Dental Care Delivery for the Older Adult; and more!

Sujets

• Médecine
• Spécialités médicales
• Médecine Générale
• Medical
• Dentistry

Informations

• Publié par: Elsevier
• Date de parution: 22 novembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780323326063
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Clinics Review Articles Dental Clinics of North America
Geriatric Dentistry

Dr, Lisa A. Thompson, DMD
Geriatric Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

Dr, Leonard J. Brennan, DMD
Geriatric Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
ISSN  0011-8532 Volume 58 • Number 4 • October 2014
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Contributors
DENTAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Forthcoming Issues
Recent Issues
Preface: Geriatric Dentistry
Erratum
Our Current Geriatric Population
Key points
Defining old age
Living arrangements
Demographic trends
Need for dental care
Dental care utilization
Integration with primary care
Clinical and chronic disease risk factors identifiable in the dental practice
Summary
Physiology of Aging of Older Adults
Key points
Introduction
Physiology of aging
Systemic changes associated with oral health
Oral and pharyngeal changes
Summary
Treatment Planning Considerations in Older Adults
Key points
Introduction
Profile of older adults
Goals of the treatment-planning process
Review of conventional treatment planning
Models of geriatric dental treatment planning
Decision-making capacity, competency, and informed consent
Authors’ case report
Summary
Oral Health Disparity in Older Adults
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology of edentulism and dental decay in older adults
Prevalence of untreated dental caries in older adults
Future trends
Access to dental care for residents in long-term care facilities
Inadequate supply and geographic maldistribution of dental providers
Economics of dental care
Obstacles to older adult dental care
Social implications of tooth loss and tooth decay in the elderly
Social implications of disparities in access or oral health care for older adults
Summary
Oral Health Disparities in Older Adults
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology
Risk factors
Pathogenesis
Oral health and AP
Oral care to prevent AP
Tentative guidelines for oral care of dependent, elderly patients to prevent respiratory infection
Summary
Oral Implications of Polypharmacy in the Elderly
Key points
Introduction
Changes in the elderly population
Age-related effects on the body
The elderly and medications
Role of saliva
Adverse events of salivary hypofunction in the oral cavity
Overcoming anticholinergic effects
Mechanical and gustatory stimulation
Xylitol
Supersaturated calcium and phosphate
Fluoride
Salivary substitutes
Regular dental care
Systemic Diseases and Oral Health
Key points
Introduction
DM
Hypertension
CVDs
Cerebrovascular disease
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Summary
Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults and Oral Health Considerations
Key points
Introduction
Demographics of cognitive impairment
What is a healthy brain and good cognitive health?
Cognitive impairment in older adults
Medical and dental health history
Early intervention
Older adults do not communicate dental problems
Communication and behavioral strategies for the cognitively impaired
Treatment planning considerations and rational care for the cognitively impaired
The importance of using an interdisciplinary approach in providing dental treatment for the cognitively impaired patient
Summary
Integrating Oral Health into the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Curriculum
Key points
Introduction
Background and significance
Oral Health TIPS
Interprofessional collaborative practice in action
Summary
Innovations in Dental Care Delivery for the Older Adult
Key points
Introduction
Dental and dental hygiene education
The practice of dentistry: is there a need to change?
New trends in dental education and practice
Collaborative practice among dental providers
Cross-training and collaborative care
Creative dental delivery systems
Summary
Index
Contributors
EDITORS
LISA A. THOMPSON, DMD
Program Director, Fellowship in Geriatric Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
LEONARD J. BRENNAN, DMD
Co-director, Fellowship in Geriatric Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
AUTHORS
ALAN P. ABRAMS, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Program Director, Geriatric Medical Fellowship Program, Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
NONA AGHAZADEH-SANAI, DDS
Geriatric Dentistry Fellow, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
GREGORY K. AN, DDS, MPH
Dentist, Private Practice, Redwood City, California
LYNN ANN BETHEL, RDH, MPH
Consultant and Former Dental Director, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Reno, Nevada
LEONARD J. BRENNAN, DMD
Co-director, Fellowship in Geriatric Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
MARIA C. DOLCE, PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
CHESTER W. DOUGLASS, DMD, PhD
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; Professor Emeritus, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
PAULA K. FRIEDMAN, DDS, MSD, MPH
Professor; Director, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of General Dentistry, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
TERRY T. FULMER, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing, Professor and Dean, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University; Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
MONIK C. JIMÉNEZ, SM, ScD
Associate Epidemiologist, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
STEVEN L. KARPAS, DMD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Dentistry, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
LAURA B. KAUFMAN, DMD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Dentistry, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine; Section of Geriatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
ESTHER E. KIM, DMD, MPH
Program Coordinator and Dental Public Health Resident, New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Dental Health, Albany, New York
KARI A. LINDEFJELD CALABI, DMD
Geriatric Dentistry Fellow, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
SHAN MOHAMMED, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
ELLA M. OONG, DMD, MPH
Dentist, Private Practice, Redwood City, California
ATHENA PAPAS, DMD, PhD
Johansen Professor of Dental Research; Head, Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Craniofacial Pain, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
LAURA SAN MARTIN, DDS, PhD, MDPH
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
FRANK A. SCANNAPIECO, DMD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo - The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
CHARLES M. SEITZ, DDS, MPH
Clinical Instructor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Private Practice, Watertown, Massachusetts
KENNETH SHAY, DDS, MS
Director, Geriatrics and Extended Care Services, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor, Michigan
MABI L. SINGH, DMD, MS
Associate Professor and Director, Dry Mouth Clinic; Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine, Craniofacial Pain Center, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
JASON STRAUSS, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry, CHA Whidden Hospital Campus, Cambridge Health Alliance, Everett, Massachusetts
BRIAN J. SWANN, DDS, MPH
Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Oral Health Department, Cambridge Health Alliance Windsor Street Health Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
MARY TAVARES, DMD, MPH
Program Director, Dental Public Health, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Senior Clinical Investigator, Department of Applied Oral Sciences, The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts
LISA A. THOMPSON, DMD
Program Director, Fellowship in Geriatric Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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