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Utilisation of Domiciliary Dental Services
Author(s) -
Kinsey J G,
Winstanley R B
Publication year - 1998
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.1741-2358.1998.00107.x
Subject(s) - medicine , enthusiasm , unit (ring theory) , rehabilitation , perception , geriatric dentistry , dental care , elderly people , gerontology , nursing , medical education , family medicine , physical therapy , psychology , social psychology , oral health , mathematics education , neuroscience
Objectives : To develop undergraduate dental student understanding of the attitudes of elderly people towards dentistry and of the barriers which prevent them from seeking treatment. Design : Each student interviewed a) an elderly person already known to them and b) an elderly person at a Day Rehabilitation Unit using a questionnaire. Students were not trained nor standardised. Setting : a) in the student's home locality, b) in a Rehabilitation Unit in Sheffield. Subjects : 161 people were interviewed with mean ages a) 78 years and b) 85 years. Main outcome measures: Perceptions of treatment need and domiciliary treatment by these elderly people. The results are summarised but not analysed because of the inherent limitations of data derived by unsupervised students. Conclusions : This educational exercise successfully engaged the studentsí minds and, for some, generated enthusiasm. They achieved valuable insight into the topic and realised that many people who inevitably have dental problems either feel that this is acceptable or do not know that they can obtain domiciliary dental care.