Delivering Mobile Dentistry to the Geriatric Population—The Future of Dentistry

The human population throughout the world is aging rapidly, and will require the adoption of new modes of dental practice to address the special needs of this demographic. These are some of the reflections of my decade of providing mobile dentistry to geriatric patients.

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Main Author: Jim Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Dentistry Journal
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/7/2/62
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spelling doaj-c012483fac964fb2bb3682ba977089be2020-11-25T00:16:04ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672019-06-01726210.3390/dj7020062dj7020062Delivering Mobile Dentistry to the Geriatric Population—The Future of DentistryJim Chung0Independent Scholar, Don Mills Fairview Dental, 340-5 Fairview Mall Drive, Toronto, ON M2J 2Z1, CanadaThe human population throughout the world is aging rapidly, and will require the adoption of new modes of dental practice to address the special needs of this demographic. These are some of the reflections of my decade of providing mobile dentistry to geriatric patients.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/7/2/62geriatric dentistrymobile dentistryelderly patientsagingoral health
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Delivering Mobile Dentistry to the Geriatric Population—The Future of Dentistry
Dentistry Journal
geriatric dentistry
mobile dentistry
elderly patients
aging
oral health
author_facet Jim Chung
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title Delivering Mobile Dentistry to the Geriatric Population—The Future of Dentistry
title_short Delivering Mobile Dentistry to the Geriatric Population—The Future of Dentistry
title_full Delivering Mobile Dentistry to the Geriatric Population—The Future of Dentistry
title_fullStr Delivering Mobile Dentistry to the Geriatric Population—The Future of Dentistry
title_full_unstemmed Delivering Mobile Dentistry to the Geriatric Population—The Future of Dentistry
title_sort delivering mobile dentistry to the geriatric population—the future of dentistry
publisher MDPI AG
series Dentistry Journal
issn 2304-6767
publishDate 2019-06-01
description The human population throughout the world is aging rapidly, and will require the adoption of new modes of dental practice to address the special needs of this demographic. These are some of the reflections of my decade of providing mobile dentistry to geriatric patients.
topic geriatric dentistry
mobile dentistry
elderly patients
aging
oral health
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