Geriatria
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|O papel da odontologia na equipe interdisciplinar: contribuindo para a atenção integral ao idoso ||The role of dentistry in the interdisciplinary team: contributing to comprehensive health care for the elderly |
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|1 Departamento de Prótese e Periodontia, Faculdade de | |Abstract This literature review focuses on dentistry's role in |
|Odontologia de Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de | |comprehensive health care for the elderly. The authors discuss the |
|Campinas. Av. Limeira 901, Piracicaba, SP 13416-740, | |need for an interdisciplinary approach. They begin by analyzing the |
|Brasil. | |current situation in geriatric dentistry and related problems in |
|2 Departamento de Administração e Planejamento em | |Brazil, relating primarily to the lack of specific studies and human |
|Saúde, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação | |resources with training in geriatrics and gerontology. The authors |
|Oswaldo Cruz. Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, 7o andar, Rio | |emphasize interactions between dentistry and other health professions |
|de Janeiro, RJ 21041-210, Brasil. | |for health promotion, specific prevention, and rehabilitation of |
|rosemary-shinkai@yahoo.comaltcury@fop.unicamp.br | |elderly patients, with special attention to the importance of |
| | |communication and information exchange. |
| | |Key words Geriatric Dentistry; Aging Health; Aged; Aging |
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