Dentist skill and setting to address dental treatment needs of care home residents in Wales

ConclusionMost treatment need in care homes is basic restorative, periodontal and preventive care. Half of this could be managed by general dentists, some on a domiciliary basis and the rest in primary care dental clinics. The commonest complexity was additional time. More complex treatments were associated with care in clinics, skills in special care dentistry and multidisciplinary care.

Source: Gerodontology - February 3, 2015 Category: Dentistry Authors: Maria Z. Morgan, Ilona G. Johnson, Esther Hitchings, Nigel P. Monaghan, Anup J. Karki Tags: Original Article Source Type: research