Multimorbidity: a challenge and opportunity for the dental profession
| Autor: | Stefan Serban, Richard G. Watt |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Teamwork
Opinion media_common.quotation_subject Health Personnel education MEDLINE Multimorbidity 030206 dentistry Disease Scientific evidence 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Nursing Multidisciplinary approach Chronic Disease Quality of Life Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Business General Dentistry Socioeconomic status media_common |
| Zdroj: | British Dental Journal |
| ISSN: | 1476-5373 0007-0610 |
| Popis: | Multimorbidity (the coexistence of two or more chronic conditions) is common, is likely to be on the increase and has a major impact on quality of life, increased risk of mortality, and significant financial costs to the health and social care system. Multimorbidity is strongly associated with increasing age and is also directly linked to socioeconomic status. A substantial body of scientific evidence has shown an association between specific oral diseases and a range of other health conditions. Less is known, however, about the inter-relationships between oral diseases and multiple other health conditions. As multimorbidity is increasingly becoming the norm, rather than the exception, a profound shift is now needed in the training of oral health professionals, and the practice and delivery of dental care. A more integrated and coordinated approach to training and care is needed, which will require radical system-level reform and redesign of how health and dental services are commissioned, delivered and financed. Truly multidisciplinary teamwork requires system reform to facilitate effective joint working. The pattern of disease in society is changing and the dental profession needs to respond accordingly. |
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