Abstract
Despite the outstanding progress in dentistry, there are still a great number of edentulous patients world-wide, what’s more, the dentists are not willing to inform the patients about their handicapped condition. Elderly people do not complain about this a lot, and also unfortunately the general public and government authorities do not concerne too much about gerodontic issues. The elderly people has suffered greatly from this. Dental implant is one way to figure this out. The Ukrainian Dental Implant Association has initiated a professional voluntary project entitled: “Quality of Life for our Parents”. This geriatric welfare program offers free implant and Prosthetic rehabilitation for the Elderly edentulous patients.
Highlights
It is well known that the elderly population is significantly and constantly increasing [1]
Despite the outstanding progress in dentistry, there are still a great number of edentulous patients worldwide, what’s more, the dentists are not willing to inform the patients about their handicapped condition
People do not complain about this a lot, and the general public and government authorities do not concerne too much about gerodontic issues
Summary
It is well known that the elderly population is significantly and constantly increasing [1]. They are diverse and heterogeneous with different medical conditions, behavioral characteristics and specific dental needs. In Ukraine a group of dental Implant leaders decided to launch a voluntary charitable action in order to provide a “quality of life for their parents”. To reach these goals a special program based on the collaboration between oral surgeon and prosthodontist was programmed. The aim of this report is to launch an appeal to the profession in order to mobilize voluntary actions for the geriatric population
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