Romaszewski Jennifer K
dental public health resident, Oral Health Section, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina
N C Med J. 2017 Nov-Dec;78(6):398-401. doi: 10.18043/ncm.78.6.398.
Access to oral health services for individuals within assisted living facilities had never been investigated on a statewide level. This commentary provides an overview of this issue and discusses a recent statewide surveillance survey that can help improve outcomes and access to dental services for residents of assisted living facilities.