Preventive dental care among Medicaid ‐enrolled senior adults: from community to nursing facility residence

ConclusionsThe strongest predictor of receipt of dental procedures in the two years after nursing facility entry was the receipt of dental procedures in the three years before entry while community‐dwelling. This underscores the importance of the senior adult establishing a source of dental care while community‐dwelling.

Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mary C. Kelly, Daniel J. Caplan, Mercedes Bern ‐Klug, Howard J. Cowen, Marsha A. Cunningham‐Ford, Leonardo Marchini, Elizabeth T. Momany Tags: Original Article Source Type: research