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Course # 3955 • Dental Considerations for Geriatric Patients
Overview:
The general population of the United States of America is aging, and aging effects changes in the oral mucosa, supporting alveolar bone, and the teeth. This course will discuss the oral manifestations of the aging process and their relationship these have on oral and systemic health. Detail will also be provided in the relationship between the oral manifestations and oral complications of common systemic diseases. Oral problems that develop as side effects of medications that are used in the treatment of systemic disease will reinforce the continuity between oral and overall health. Cognitive and physical challenges in maintaining good oral health and access to dental care for those within the geriatric population will conclude the course.
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| Education Category: Geriatrics |
| Release Date: 06/01/2009 |
| Expiration Date: 05/31/2012 |
Audience:
This course is designed for nurses and nursing home/long-term care facility workers involved in the care of geriatric patients.
Accreditations/Approvals:
CME Resource is approved to offer continuing education through the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators. Provider Number FNHAP-17. CME Resource is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Designations of Credit:
CME Resource designates this continuing education activity for 5 ANCC contact hour(s). CME Resource designates this continuing education activity for 6 hours for Alabama nurses. This home study course is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators for 5 credit hour(s). AACN Synergy CERP Category A.
Individual State Nursing Accreditations:
Alabama Provider #ABNP0353, (Valid through December 12, 2013). California BRN Provider #CEP9784. California BVNPT Provider #V10662. Florida Provider #50-2405. Iowa Provider #295. A copy of the evaluation for this activity may be submitted directly to the Iowa Board of Nursing. Kentucky Provider #7-0054 through 12/31/2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Texas ANCC/Type I.
Course Objective:
The purpose of this course is to provide nurses with information regarding oral manifestations of the aging process and their relationship with oral and systemic health to ensure the maintenance of optimum quality of life in older patients.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how the changing population demographics of the United States will feature a growing geriatric population.
- Identify the correlation between oral health and systemic disease.
- Describe common cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the geriatric population and their effects on oral health.
- Outline the implications of common chronic diseases on geriatric oral health.
- Discuss the impact of oral and systemic cancers and various treatment modalities on the provision of dental care.
- List common physiologic changes that occur during the aging process and their influence upon oral hygiene and oral health.
- Cite the issues associated with cognitive impairment and oral health.
- Describe how various issues create problems for access to dental care for older Americans.
Mark J. Szarejko, DDS, FAGD, received his dental degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1985. He received fellowship from the Academy of General Dentistry in 1994.
Division Planner(s):Jane C. Norman, RN, MSN, CNE, PhD
Faculty DisclosureContributing faculty, Mark J. Szarejko, DDS, FAGD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Division Planner DisclosureThe division planner has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
About the SponsorThe purpose of CME Resource is to provide challenging curricula to assist healthcare professionals to raise their levels of expertise while fulfilling their continuing education requirements, thereby improving the quality of healthcare.
Our contributing faculty members have taken care to ensure that the information and recommendations are accurate and compatible with the standards generally accepted at the time of publication. The publisher disclaims any liability, loss or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents. Participants are cautioned about the potential risk of using limited knowledge when integrating new techniques into practice.
Disclosure StatementIt is the policy of CME Resource not to accept commercial support.
Content:
- INTRODUCTION
- POPULATION TRENDS AND DEMOGRAPHICS
- THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE
- SYSTEMIC DISEASES COMMON AMONG THE GERIATRIC POPULATION
- ORAL AND SYSTEMIC CANCERS
- physiologic CHANGES DURING THE AGING PROCESS
- PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEFICITS AND ORAL HYGIENE
- ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: ISSUES FOR GERIATRIC PATIENTS
- CONCLUSION
- Works Cited
- Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations Citations
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