Pandemic transforms oral health care for older adults
The disruptions in facilities and communities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have created opportunities for positive long-term changes in the setting of oral health, according to a new publication from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Based on based on webinars developed by GSA's Oral Health Workgroup, the publication calls attention to trends with the potential to transform oral health care for residents and community members. Given the established connections between oral health and systemic health, the active-aging industry could consider giving greater emphasis to oral health and heeding the trends explored by GSA experts. Those trends include, among others described in the report:
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