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Oral Health for the Elderly Forum

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Healthy teeth can last a lifetime!

Tooth decay and loss from oral diseases that lead to costly dental work and dentures, was once accepted as a natural part of aging. Today more adults than ever are keeping their teeth well into their advanced years, presenting challenges for long-term and community caregivers.

In spite of improvements in oral health, the elderly who are disadvantaged suffer severe tooth destruction and loss from dental caries and periodontitis - the result of a lifetime with little or no access to dental care. Many face the need for expensive restorative care or tooth extractions and denture, which are unaffordable.

Oral health is essential for total health!

The impact of poor oral health on self esteem, social interaction, and nutrition has long been recognized. Researchers are now clarifying systemic connections between oral health and chronic diseases and conditions.

Join us in efforts to improve oral health for the elderly as this forum brings together specialists in the fields of social work, gerontology, medicine, dentistry, public health and long term care to discuss aging issues and the importance of oral health for the elderly. Models and the strategies for reaching the elderly in their communities and long term care facilities will be presented and discussed. Each day will close with the creation of workgroups to develop an action plan proposal with specific steps to improve oral health for the elderly and enhance activities of the State Oral Health Improvement Plan for Disadvantaged Floridians.

Presenters

For more information on a presenter, please click there name. (Note: Links will open in a new window. Names folowed by an * are in the Portable Document Format. You may need Adobe Reader to view some of the links. The files range in size from 10 - 87 KB.)

Tuesday Morning

Tuesday Afternoon

Wednesday Morning

  • Scott Allen*
    FHCA
  • Mary "Cookie" Martin, RDH
    Florida Dental Hygiene Association President
  • Alan Friedel, DDS
    FDA Immed. Past Pres.
  • Nolan Allen, DDS*
    FDA Pres-Elect
  • John Whitman*
    Executive Director, Trecs Institute
Brief Schedule
June 12, 8 AM - 12 Noon June 12, 1 PM - 5:15 PM June 13, 8:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Oral Health and Aging Oral Health for Community Based Elderly Oral Health for Elderly in Long Term Care

This is an Implementation project of the State Oral Health Improvement Plan for Disadvantaged Floridians - made possible by the Florida Department of Health - Public Health Dental Program - SOHIP Partners and Volunteers - and the State Oral Health Collaborative Systems Grant Program of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration

*Portable Document Format PDF file. You may need Adobe Reader to view or print.

 

Facilitated by a Federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) State Oral Health Collaborative Systems (SOHCS) grant (H47MCO1953-02-01) for 2003-2007 and HRSA Targeted Oral Health Collaborative Services Systems (TOHSS) grant (H47MC08651-01-00) for 2007-2011.

   
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