Global Perspectives of Oral Health Policies and Oral Healthcare Schemes for Older Adult Populations.

Autor:	Jiang CM; Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Chu CH; Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Duangthip D; Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Ettinger RL; The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, IA, United States., Hugo FN; Department of Preventive and Social Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil., Kettratad-Pruksapong M; Faculty of Dentistry, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand., Liu J; Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China., Marchini L; The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, IA, United States., McKenna G; Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom., Ono T; Division of Comprehensive Prosthodontics, Niigata University Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan., Rong W; Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China., Schimmel M; Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.; Division of Gerodontology and Removable Prosthodontics, University Clinics of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland., Shah N; Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Slack-Smith L; School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia., Yang SX; Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Lo ECM; Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in oral health [Front Oral Health] 2021 Aug 16; Vol. 2, pp. 703526. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 16 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/froh.2021.703526
Abstrakt:	The aim of this study was to present a concise summary of the oral health policies and oral healthcare schemes for older adult populations in a number of selected countries around the world. In this paper, the current and planned national/regional oral health policies and oral healthcare schemes of nine countries (Australia, Brazil, China including Hong Kong, India, Japan, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States) are reported. Barriers and challenges in oral health promotion in terms of devising oral health policies, implementing oral health schemes, and educating the future dental workforce are discussed. In response to the aging of population, individual countries have initiated or reformed their healthcare systems and developed innovative approaches to deliver oral health services for older adults. There is a global shortage of dentists trained in geriatric dentistry. In many countries, geriatric dentistry is not formally recognized as a specialty. Education and training in geriatric dentistry is needed to produce responsive and competent dental professionals to serve the increasing number of older adults. It is expected that oral health policies and oral healthcare services will be changing and reforming in the coming decades to tackle the enduring oral health challenges of aging societies worldwide. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Jiang, Chu, Duangthip, Ettinger, Hugo, Kettratad-Pruksapong, Liu, Marchini, McKenna, Ono, Rong, Schimmel, Shah, Slack-Smith, Yang and Lo.)
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