title: Caring for Older Adults With Complex Needs: Drafting an Interdisciplinary Team.
abstract: Providing dental care for seniors with complex medical and/or social needs can seem daunting. Many dental providers may question their resources to manage such patients. However, many of these patients have teams in place that can be accessed to improve the efficacy and satisfaction in providing care to them. Seeking out patients' other health care providers, and understanding how to work effectively with them, is important to improve total patient care, comfort, function and dignity.
authors.forename: Elisa M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Chávez
authors.forename: Amruta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hendre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003792:Dental Records; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000145:classification; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000145:classification; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work; D035862:Vulnerable Populations