Geriatric Dentistry: Caring for Our Aging Population
provides general practitioners, dental students, and auxiliary
members of the dental team with a comprehensive, practical guide to
oral healthcare for the aging population. Beginning with
fundamental chapters on the psychological, environmental, and
social aspects of aging, the book approaches patient care from a
holistic point of view. Subsequent chapters show the importance of
this information in a practical context by discussing how it
affects office environment, decision?-making and treatment
planning, and the management and treatment of common geriatric oral
conditions. Case studies and study questions are used to illustrate
application of educational presentations to practice settings.
Contributed by leaders in the field, Geriatric Dentistry
will strengthen readers' understanding and clinical acumen in
addressing this special population.

Paula K. Friedman, DDS, CAGS, MSD, MPH, is a Professor and the Director of the Geriatrics and Gerontology Section in the Department of General Dentistry at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She also directs the Geriatric Dentistry Fellowship Program. Dr. Friedman has served as President of the American Society of Geriatric Dentistry, the American Dental Education Association, and the Massachusetts Dental Society. Her research interests include quality of life, interprofessional education, and long-term care environments.

Geriatric Dentistry: Caring for Our Aging Population provides general practitioners, dental students, and auxiliary members of the dental team with a comprehensive, practical guide to oral healthcare for the aging population. Beginning with fundamental chapters on the psychological, environmental, and social aspects of aging, the book approaches patient care from a holistic point of view. Subsequent chapters show the importance of this information in a practical context by discussing how it affects office environment, decision?-making and treatment planning, and the management and treatment of common geriatric oral conditions. Case studies and study questions are used to illustrate application of educational presentations to practice settings. Contributed by leaders in the field, Geriatric Dentistry will strengthen readers' understanding and clinical acumen in addressing this special population.

List of Contributors vi

Dedication viii

Introduction ix

About the Companion Website xi

Part 1: Underlying Principles of Aging

1 Aging: Implications for the Oral Cavity 3

Bei Wu

2 Palliative Care Dentistry 17

Michael Wiseman

Part 2: Clinical Practice

3 Living Arrangements for the Elderly: Independent Living Shared
Housing Board and Care Facilities Assisted Living Continuous Care
Communities and Nursing Homes 31

Timothy J. Halligan and Kelly A. Halligan

4 Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz: Healthcare
Providers' Perceptions of Facts and Myths of Aging 38

Ralph H. Saunders

5 The Senior-Friendly Office 43

Ruth S. Goldblatt and Janet A. Yellowitz

Part 3: Decision Making and Treatment Planning

6 Geriatric Patient Assessment 61

Mary R. Truhlar

7 Treatment Planning and Oral Rehabilitation for the Geriatric
Dental Patient 70

Peter Y. Kawamura and Mary R. Truhlar

8 Informed Consent for the Geriatric Dental Patient 82

Jessica De Bord

9 Evidence-Based Decision Making in a Geriatric Practice
86

Mary R. Truhlar

Part 4: Common Geriatric Oral Conditions and their Clinical
Implications

10 Root Caries 97

Dick Gregory and Susan Hyde

11 Periodontal Disease 107

Saroj Gupta

12 Endodontic Management of the Aging Patient 116

Harold E. Goodis and Bassam M. Kinaia

13 Oral Mucosal Lesions 137

Miriam R. Robbins

14 Xerostomia 152

Jadwiga Hjertstedt

15 Prosthetic Considerations for Frail and Functionally
Dependent Older Adults 171

Ronald L. Ettinger

16 Medical Complexities 188

Elisa M. Chávez

Part 5: Care Delivery

17 Delivery Systems 211

Diane Ede-Nichols

18 Portable Dentistry 224

Harvey Levy

19 Promoting Oral Health Care in Long-Term Care Facilities
236

Mickey Emmons Wener Carol-Ann Yakiwchuk and Mary Bertone

20 Dental Professionals as Part of an Interdisciplinary Team
268

Teresa E. Johnson Jayne E. Cernohous Paul Mulhausen and Deborah A.
Jacobi

Part 6: Future Vision

21 Planning for the Future 299

Teresa A. Dolan and Douglas Berkey

Answer Section 312

Index 313