Oral Healthcare and the Frail Elder

of Oral Healthcare and the Frail Elder include: Theories and significance of oral health in frailty and oral health-related quality of life, and the influence of the life-course on oral health How sugar, tobacco, and alcohol initiate and sustain oral diseases, as with other noncommunicable diseases, into old age Mitigation of dental caries, periodontitis, gingivitis, mucositis, and other non-communicable diseases of the mouth Infection control, communications and tele-dentistry, mobile dental services, and strategies to appraise the usefulness of community-based oral healthcare programs With an emphasis on population and public health in the context of non-communicable disease, the Second Edition of Oral Healthcare and the Frail Elder is an important resource for clinicians dealing with the geriatric population, including dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, denturists and dental technicians, nurses, and geriatricians. [Publisher's Text]

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