Medical considerations relating to the oral health of older adults.

This review paper was written in conjunction with the 2010 National Coalition Consensus Conference: Oral Health of Vulnerable Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities. It provides an overview of specific medical considerations involved with dental diagnosis and treatment of this "at risk population." The role of oral inflammation is referenced within the context of the oral/systemic paradigm (e.

Impact of the University of Colorado's Advanced Clinical Training and Service (ACTS) Program on dental students' clinical experience and cognitive skills, 1994-2006.

The University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine has operated a community-based dental education program for all of its students since 1985. A database of student productivity has been maintained in a standardized format, capable of multiyear compilation, since 1994. This study utilizes twelve years of these data to profile the type and amount of clinical treatment that can be provided by a typical fourth-year dental student during a 100-day community-based training experience.

Defining oral neglect in institutionalized elderly: a consensus definition for the protection of vulnerable elderly people.

Background: The authors administered surveys to develop an operational definition of oral neglect in institutionalized elderly (ONiIE) in the United States.

Methods: The authors administered a Delphi technique survey involving three rounds to a panel of 19 geriatric dental experts in 1995 to arrive at a definition of ONiIE. The authors validated the 1995 ONiIE definition by administering a Delphi technique survey involving four rounds to a subset of eight experts from the 1995 panel.

Dental care for aging populations in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, United kingdom, and Germany.

This article reviews access to and financing of dental care for aging populations in selected nations in Europe. Old age per se does not seem to be a major factor in determining the use of dental services. Dentition status, on the other hand, is a major determinant of dental attendance.