Nursing home dentistry.
A recent review of international literature on dentistry in geriatric nursing homes reveals an epidemic of undertreated caries, periodontal disease and edentulousness. Obstacles to a remedy are the complex medical condition of the elderly, confusion over protocol and inadequate funding.
Moncrieff
R G
RG
Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital, USA.
D000368:Aged; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D015897:Comorbidity; D016321:Dental Care for Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005381:Financing, Organized; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology