Improving Oral Health for the Elderly

- Population Health and Well-Being

- The Aging U.S. Population

- The Oral Disease Burden Faced by Older Adults

- Social Disparities in Oral Health and Health Care for Older Adults

- Access, Place of Residence and Interdisciplinary Opportunities

- Health and Medical Considerations

- Movement Disorders in Dental Practice

- Cognitive Impairment

- Musculoskeletal Conditions

- Cardiovascular Cerebrovascular Diseases Diabetes Mellitus: Co-morbidities that Affect Dental Care for the Older Patient

- Geriatric Pharmacology: Principles and Implications for Oral Health

- Management of Alcohol and Tobacco Dependence in Older Adults

- Oral Health and Dental Considerations

- Normal Oral Mucosal, Dental, Periodontal, and Alveolar Bone Changes Associated with Aging

- The Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and Systemic Disease in the Elderly

- Caries, Tooth Loss, and Conventional Tooth Replacement for Older Patients

- Implant Dentistry as an Approach to Tooth Replacement for Older Adults

- Saliva and the Salivary Glands in the Elderly

- Mastication, Nutrition, Oral Health and Health in Older Patients

- Orofacial Pain and Neurological Disorders Affecting the Head and Neck

- Oral Pathology Affecting Older Adults

- Professional Recommendations and Future Needs

- Educating the Dental Profession

- Dental Services Among Elderly Americans:Utilization, Expenditures,and Their Determinants

- Conclusion: Interdisciplinary Planning to Meet the Oral Health Care Needs of Older Adults

Ira B. Lamster is Dean of the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.

Mary E. Northridge is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Public Health and Associate Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She co-edited the forthcoming Springer book on The Health of Sexual Minorities: Public Health Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations.

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