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Oral surgery management of the geriatric patient
Author(s) -
ARAGON STEVEN B.,
BUCKLEY STEVEN B.,
TILSON HUCH B.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1984.tb00173.x
Subject(s) - medicine , geriatric care , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , medical emergency , geriatric dentistry , geriatrics , intensive care medicine , resuscitation , emergency medicine , nursing , family medicine , psychiatry , oral health
SUMMARY Because the management of geriatric patients is accomplished with increased risk for morbidity and mortality compared to average patients, dentists who treat the medically compromised geriatric patient should be ready for any emergency. It is the dentisfs responsibility to know basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to have trained his ancillary personnel in emergency techniques, and to have the proper resuscitative equipment available. As the geriatric population increases, so will the demands on the dental profession to provide care for the patients in this category. Geriatric patients require more time, patience, attention to detail, and evaluation before treatment is begun. Clearly, these increasing requests for treatment must be met and the patients delivered the best care the dental profession can offer regardless of compromising medical status.