The dental students' perceptions of an interprofessional education course in elderly care
Background and aim: The interprofessional management of the older patients is emphasised in the gero
Profile of edentulous patients restored at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Dentistry, during the past five years and implications in dental education
Background and aim: Loss of natural dentition is a multi-factorial process mainly attributed to cari
Translation and preliminary validation of Serbian version of an ageism scale for dental students
Background and Objective: Ageism is one of the major barriers for older adults’ health care worldwid
PROPOSED TOOL TO MEASURE ORAL HEALTH LITERACY IN THE ELDERLY
Background: The world’s adult population of 65 years and above, commonly referred to as the “elderly” is rapidly increasing and so are their oral health needs. In the past two decades, applied research revolving around functional health in this population has also included health literacy as one of its core premises. In the geriatric age group, low health literacy is often associated with physical, social and cognitive inabilities due to inadequate chronic disease knowledge, undesirable self-management behaviors, as well as low adherence to health recommendations.
