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A Geriatric Dental Resident Training Program
Author(s) -
Kamen Saul
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2358.1985.tb00370.x
Subject(s) - medicine , geriatric dentistry , presentation (obstetrics) , nursing , rehabilitation , geriatrics , population , gerontological nursing , gerontology , oral health , family medicine , physical therapy , environmental health , psychiatry , radiology
The exponential increase in the size of the U.S. population 75 years and older places new demands on the health care delivery system. Primary among these is the need to train professional manpower in the attitudinal, cognitive, and clinical skills essential to the management and treatment of medically compromised and functionally dependent elderly patients. The university‐affiliated skilled nursing facility with a rehabilitation‐oriented interdisciplinary staff offers an ideal setting for these educational objectives. The rationale, organization, and experience of a unique geriatric/general practice dental resident training program in such a teaching nursing home is delineated in this presentation.