Oral Health: An Essential Element of Healthy Aging - Publications and Presentations
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Publications and Presentations
Reports
- Dental Provider and Payer Perceptions of Value-Based Oral Health Care (The Gerontological Society of America/Haleon/Discern Health, 2022)
- Using Quality Tactics to Advance Value-Based Oral Healthcare (The Gerontological Society of America/Haleon/Discern Health, 2022)
- What's Hot: Interrelationships Between Nutrition and Oral Health in Older Adults (The Gerontological Society of America, 2020)
- Dental Care & Coverage After 65: Experiences & Perspectives (National Poll on Healthy Aging, University of Michigan, 2020)
- Reversible Decay: The Case for An Oral Health Revolution (DentaQuest, September 2019)
- Thought Leader Roundtable on Oral Health and Chronic Disease in Older Adults: Summary Report and Key Recommendations (National Association of Chronic Disease Directors’ ProVention Health Foundation, July 2019)
- Dental Care Among Adults Aged 65 and Over, 2017 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2019)
- Drilling Down on Dental Coverage and Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, March 2019)
- Guide to Oral Cancer (WebMD, January 2019)
- An Oral Health Benefit in Medicare Part B: It’s Time to Include Oral Health in Health CareOral Health in Health Care (Oral Health America, July 2018)
- A State of Decay, Vol IV: Are Older Americans Coming of Age Without Oral Healthcare? (Oral Health America, April 2018)
- A Healthy Smile Never Gets Old: A California Report on the Oral Health of Older Adults (Center for Oral Health, March 2018)
- Dental Care at Midlife: Unmet Needs, Uncertain Future (National Poll on Healthy Aging from the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, September 2017)
- Oral Health and Well-Being Among Adults in the United States - An Infographic (Health Policy Institute - American Dental Association)
- ASTDD's Best Practice Approach Report - Oral Health in the Older Adult Population (Age 65 and older)
- "Cost-effectiveness analysis: Extending Dental Care Coverage to Medicare Beneficiaries” in the Spring 2016 issue of Allied Academies International Conference: Proceedings of the Academy for Economics & Economic Education
- Global Burden of Disease Studies, 2010, 2013, 2015
- Improving the oral health of older people: the approach of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme
- Optimal Health for Frail Older Adults: Best Practices Along the Continuum of Care. July 2009. Canadian Dental Association
- Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2000
- Oral Health Strategic Framework for 2014-2017. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Report Backs Dental Therapist as a Way to Increase Access to Dental Care: As Americans age, the Gerontological Society offers roadmap to improved oral health for seniors
- Trends in Oral Health Status United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2004. National Center for Health Statistics.
Journal Articles and Supplements
- The importance of compassionate care (Brazilian Dental Science, January 2023)
- How can dental research deliver better outcomes to frail older adults? Essay on considerations (Special Care in Dentistry, January 2023)
- The Oncology-Oral Health Value Bridge: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (Journal of Clinical Pathways, August 2022)
- Oral Health for All — Realizing the Promise of Science (The New England Journal of Medicine, March 2022)
- Valuing oral health: Accomplishments and challenges (JADA, March 2022)
- Social isolation, loneliness and accelerated tooth loss among Chinese older adults: A longitudinal study (Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, January 2022)
- COVID-19 provides an opportunity for integration of dentistry into the health informatics system (The Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, November 2021)
- Periodontal disease and medical maladies (The Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, November 2021)
- Dose-Response Meta-Analysis on Tooth Loss With the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (The Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, July 2021)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 and dental care for older adults (JADA, October 2020)
- Do health systems cover the mouth? Comparing dental care coverage for older adults in eight jurisdictions (Health Policy, September 2020)
- Development of a European consensus from dentists, dental hygienists and physicians on a standard for oral health care in care-dependent older people: An e-Delphi study (Gerodontology, September 2020)
- Oral Health in Medicare: Considerations for 21st-Century Coverage (JAMA, September 2020)
- Neighborhood Cohesion and Oral Health Problems Among Older Chinese American Immigrants: Does Acculturation Make a Difference? (The Gerontologist, September 2019)
- The Prevention of Infections in Older Adults: Oral Health (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, September 2019)
- Transforming Asian Health Equity: Findings from the PINE/PIETY Study (Special issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, August 2019
- Oral Health Symptoms and Cognitive Function among U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, August 2019)
- Perceived Stress and Dry Mouth among U.S. Older Chinese Adults: The Role of Social Support and Social Strain (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, August 2019)
- Factors Associated With Becoming Edentulous in the US Health and Retirement Study (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 2019)
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Dental Service Utilization for Foreign-Born and U.S.-Born Middle-Aged and Older Adults (Research on Aging, July 2019)
- Changes in Older Adults’ Oral Health and Disparities: 1999 to 2004 and 2011 to 2016 (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, June 2019)
- Edentulism, Dental Care Service Use, and Trajectories of Cognitive Functioning Among Older Adults (Journal of Aging and Health, May 2019)
- Undetected Dysglycemia an Important Risk Factor for Two Common Diseases Myocardial Infarction and Periodontitis: A Report From the PAROKRANK Study (Diabetes Care, May 2019)
- Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment with small-molecule inhibitors
(Science Advances, 1/23/19) - Practical Guidelines for Physicians in Promoting Oral Health in Frail Older Adults (JAMDA, December 2018)
- Oral health for an ageing population: Evidence for a fundamental human right (Special Issue), (International Dental Journal, October 2017)
- Oral Health—A Neglected Aspect of Subjective Well-Being in Later Life (The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 3/12/16)
- Compendium, October 2017, Denistry and the Aging Population (Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, October 2017)
- Viewpoint: Consideration of Dental, Vision, and Hearing Services to Be Covered Under Medicare (abstract). (JAMA, 8/15/17)
- Using the Beers criteria to identify potentially inappropriate medication use by older adult dental patientsUsing the Beers criteria to identify potentially inappropriate medication use by older adult dental patients (abstract) (JADA, May 2017)
News Articles
- 4 (Imperfect) Ways Retirees Can Pay for Dental Care (Kiplinger, 2/4/22)
- 7 Tips to Keep Your Smile Bright (AARP, 10/1/21)
- How to Deal With Dry Mouth (AARP, 10/1/21)
- New law will allow Oregon dentists to vaccinate patients (KCBY, 5/2/19)
- Medicare Doesn’t Equal Dental Care. That Can Be a Big Problem. (New York Times, 3/19/18)
- Medicare Dental Benefit Will Improve Health and Reduce Health Care Costs (Health Affairs, 2/28/19)
- Preventive Dental Care In Early Dementia May Limit Problems Later, Researchers Say (Reuters, 2/5/18)
- Even when insurance doesn’t cover dental care, you may be able to curb costs (Washington Post/Consumer Reports, 12/18/17)
- Dental Care at Midlife: September 2017 Report (University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, September 2017)
- Making dental care more affordable for the elderly (Baltimore Sun, 7/10/17)
- Keeping up with dental care challenging for many seniors (San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/19/17)
- Oral Health and Aging - An Editorial from the Director, Virginia Center on Aging (Age in Action, Spring 2017)
- With Age Comes a Mouthful of Trouble (The New York Times, 3/23/17)
- Why Dentistry Is Separate From Medicine (The Atlantic, 3/9/17)
Presentations
- Dentistry and Dementia: The Importance of Caring for Oral Health: Dementa Matters Podcast
- A New National Initiative to Enhance Geriatric Oral Health: Oral Health – An Essential Element of Healthy Aging: Poster presented at the Healthy Aging Summit 2018 that outlines the GSA initiative that has a goal of promoting better oral health and quality of life outcomes in older adults by focusing all members of the health care team on interprofessinal whole-person care that recognizes the inherent connection between oral and systemic health and is valued in the health care system.
- Training Health Care Professionals to Focus on the Oral-Systemic Health of Older Adults: This webinar features three programs that successfully train future health care professionals to work with the older adult population, with a focus on oral-systemic health. Note: after clicking link, scroll down the "ASTDD Older Adults Webcasts" section to find the webinar. (1/25/18)
- Growing Older with a Smile: Promoting Oral Health for Older Adults: This webinar, featuring GSA Oral Health Initiative Chair, Dr. Stephen Shuman, reviews key oral health concerns for older adults, connections between oral and systemic health, and potential barriers to dental care for older adults, as well as resources to address them. Note, there is a fee to download the webinar for non MGS members. (Minnesota Gerontological Society, 7/20/17)
- The Santa Fe Group’s interview with Dr. Marko Vujicic about Medicare and oral health: An 11-minute YouTube video of the interview conducted during the September 2016 Santa Fe Group Salon which featured the theme, “Enhancing Oral Healthcare Access for America's Seniors.”
- Unmet Dental Care Needs Falling among Low-Income Children, Rising Among Low-Income Adults and Seniors: A webinar, and its corresponding PowerPoint slides, presented by Dr. Marko Vujicic
Podcasts
- CHPA Chat Episode 23, "Oral Health: Tackling the ‘Crisis’ in the US" (06/27/22)
