Comprehensive Oral Health Care System for Frail Elders in Residences

Abstract

The increases in the proportion of older persons have implications for health services. Advances in oral health care and treatment results in a reduced number of edentulous people. So have the need for care in preventive and curative oral health. Oral health in elders is important in aspects of general health and social environment. Several studies indicate that poor oral hygiene increases the risk of systemic diseases. Preventive treatment is then the most important tool to decrease the need for oral treatment and acquire a life with more dignity .The limitation on oral function is one of the factors that can restrict the selection of food and nutrition of the elderly. The results of numerous studies indicate that oral care has a low priority in the activities of daily living and there is a lack of routine oral care. So as a general objective we have to improve and maintain oral health of elders, establishing effective guidelines in the daily care of oral health by implementing Gerontagogic workshops in Oral Health. To promote an oral health policy where assistants of the centers have access to information that allows them to form in oral health care for elders, so that they can implement daily oral revisions at the centers