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Caries Concerns in Older Adults

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Dental professionals play an important role in helping this population maintain their natural dentition and oral health.

AGD Subject Code: 250

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Explain population projections for older adults in the United States and the ramifications for oral health professionals when treating this demographic.
  2. Identify caries risk factors for older adults.
  3. Describe interventions and other strategies for managing caries risk in this patient population.
  4. Discuss potential dexterity issues with older adults, as well as devices, modifications and techniques that can be suggested to facilitate effective self-care.

This course was issued in October 2022 and expires October 2025. The author has no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.


Belmont Business Media is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ada.org/cerp. Belmont Business Media Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026. Provider ID 317924
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Meghan A. McGuinness, RDH, MA, EdD, is a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at State University of New York Broome Community College in Binghamton. With more than 20 years of clinical dental hygiene experience, McGuinness has practiced in general dental offices and specialty settings, such as public health, pediatric and periodontal practices. She can be reached at mcguinnessma@sunybroome.edu.


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