Douglass Chester W, Jiménez Monik C
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 900 Commonwealth Avenue, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2014 Oct;58(4):717-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2014.06.001. Epub 2014 Jul 30.
This article describes the rapidly growing geriatric population in the United States. Current and emerging living arrangements include the subgroups of older adults who live at home, retirement villages, assisted living facilities, various levels of nursing homes, and hospice care. The degree of isolation and social connection is discussed and the need for dental care has been summarized from the literature. Demographic trends imply a substantial increase in both the need and demand for dental care by the senior age groups. A proposal to integrate oral health and dental care with primary care is provided.
本文描述了美国迅速增长的老年人口。当前和新兴的生活安排包括居家的老年人、退休村、辅助生活设施、不同级别的疗养院以及临终关怀机构等亚群体。文中讨论了隔离程度和社会联系，并从文献中总结了对牙科护理的需求。人口趋势表明老年群体对牙科护理的需求和需求都将大幅增加。本文还提出了将口腔健康和牙科护理与初级护理相结合的建议。
