Evaluating psychosocial function in elderly dental patients
Gironda, M.W.
Journal of the California Dental Association 35(3): 208-213
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1043-2256 PMID: 17679307 Document Number: 614770
Comprehensive dental care for older adults includes an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the psychosocial changes with age that can influence oral health care, including emotional functioning, anxiety, depression, cognitive functioning, alcohol and substance use, social support, and elder abuse and neglect. A case vignette highlights the contribution of an interdisciplinary psychosocial assessment to the oral health care of elderly patients.