Open AccessFrom Geriatrics and Gerontology to Geriatric Dentistry
Author(s) -
Mădălina Adriana Malița,
Magdaletalia Dina,
Olivia Popoviciu,
I Voinescu,
Irina Adriana Beuran,
Mihai Burlibaşa,
Viorel Ștefan Perieanu,
Iuliana Babiuc,
Manuela Popescu,
Camelia Ionescu,
Gabriela Tănase,
Augustin Mihai,
Raluca Costea,
Radu Costea,
Ruxandra Stănescu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta medica transilvanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2285-7079
pISSN - 1453-1968
DOI - 10.2478/amtsb-2019-0005
Subject(s) - geriatric dentistry , geriatrics , medicine , dentistry , curriculum , gerontology , family medicine , psychology , oral health , psychiatry , pedagogy
At this moment, geriatric dentistry represents a very well-defined discipline, which deals with the dental treatments in the elderly patients, more precisely the patients over 60 years old. Unfortunately, in Romania, geriatric dentistry is currently very superficiality treated, this being rather an optional study discipline in the curricula of Dental Medicine Faculties. Therefore, in this material we have tried to explain through solid arguments the importance of geriatric dentistry in the basic training of dentists, dental and dental prophylaxis nurses, as well as dental technicians.