A summary of knowledge about the oral health of older people in England and Wales.

Conclusions: Existing epidemiological data in England and Wales show that older people in residential and nursing care homes have poorer oral health than the general adult population and inequitable access to dental services. Greater comparability and utility would be gained from regional oral health surveys if standards were agreed for this age group with regard to sampling, consent, questionnaires and clinical measures. PMID: 28537362 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Community Dental Health - Category: Dentistry Tags: Community Dent Health Source Type: research