Ageism and Ableism in Individuals Aging with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Biomedical and structural factors impact oral health for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The onset of age prevalent chronic diseases and conditions can result in new cognitive or physical disabilities leaving individuals with IDD to contend with ageism as well as ableism and further exclusion from the oral health care systems. Environments and attitudes that inform how health care systems are built and maintained significantly impact quality of life and outcomes, more than the fact of being disabled or old.

Elder's oral health crisis.

Unlabelled: Dentistry must prepare to meet the challenges of providing oral health services to the increasing numbers of medically compromised and cognitively impaired older adults whose care is often complicated by functional, behavioral, and situational factors.

Background: With the unprecedented aging of the population, oral health care providers will be treating a greater number of older adults than in the past. There will also be a larger frail and vulnerable cohort with physical and/or cognitive conditions, disabilities and limited financial resources.

Oral cancer examinations among smokers and moderate-heavy drinkers, United States, 2008.

Objectives: Smoking and moderate-heavy alcohol consumption are primary risk factors for oral cancer. This report uses national data to test whether adults with these risk factors received oral cancer examinations (OCEs) at a rate consistent with their risk.

Methods: Data from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used for this analysis.

Training health professionals to address the oral health care of older adults.

As a group, the elderly suffer disproportionately from oral disease and often do not access routine oral health care. Older adults are faced with numerous barriers to oral health care, ranging from their knowledge and attitudes about oral health to those of general and oral health professionals to financial concerns and health status. It is recommended that all adults obtain an annual comprehensive oral examination.

Receipt of dental care, dental status and workforce in U.S. nursing homes: 1997 National Nursing Home Survey.

The goal of this paper was to report the prevalence of dental care--a Healthy People 2010 objective--for nursing home residents 65 years and older, and to assess the association between receipt of dental care with other oral status and workforce measures. Data from 7,363 residents aged 65 years and older with information in the 1997 National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS) were used. Overall, 18.

Cognitive function, aging, and ethical decisions: recognizing change.

As the population ages, dental and other health care providers will be working with more older adults (and their family members) with changing cognitive status than ever before in history. The intent of this article is to review common cognitive changes in older adults that will undoubtedly be seen in dental practices. Knowledge of the common signs and symptoms of age-related cognitive changes provides a basis on which to identify individuals with undiagnosed cognitive,changes.

Oral cancer examinations among adults at high risk: findings from the 1998 National Health Interview Survey.

Objectives: Cigarette smoking and alcohol use are risk factors for oral and pharyngeal cancer. Recommendations for periodic oral cancer examinations highlight the importance of examining high-risk smokers and alcohol users. This investigation assessed whether cigarette smoking and alcohol use were associated with receipt of an oral cancer examination.

Oral health status of older rural adults in the United States.

Background: Little is known about the oral health care of older rural residents. The authors describe oral health indicators for the older adult population by place of residence in the United States.

Methods: The authors analyzed data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the 1995, 1997 and 1998 National Health Interview Surveys.