title: Critical issues of ageing: the dentist as a supervisor of the general health of the elderly.
abstract: The importance of the dentist's role in monitoring the general health of the ageing patient is described and its value is stressed. The quality of life and the health of an elderly patient is very closely linked with oral health, whilst the reverse is also true. The use of oral photography is described in this age group as an aid to diagnosis, review of possible pathological changes, patient motivation and as an educational resource.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Odontology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Heyden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003729:Dental Care; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D010781:Photography