Dental visits often decline as people get older, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 25, 2019
Once a person reaches 80 years of age, the frequency of visits to the dentist declines. Researchers want to find out why.
Don’t let residents throw their oral care under the bus
By
Joel Glicksman, D.D.S.
Jul 26, 2013
I hear it all the time: “I’m too old; I don’t want to fix my teeth.” Older patients easily give up on their oral health not realizing the importance of teeth to their overall health....
New dental ideas have bite
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2012
I’m incredibly sympathetic to Medicaid beneficiaries struggling to find someone to work on their teeth, and long-term care facilities struggling to provide dental services to residents.
