ReviewFrontiers in oral health2021
Global Perspectives of Oral Health Policies and Oral Healthcare Schemes for Older Adult Populations.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
- Oral health and functioning in older adults in Switzerland from 1970 to 2025 - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Pooled it
- Association between oral health-related quality of life and structural determinants of health among elderly populations. a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal for equity in health · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review of longitudinal studies on the association between cluster of health-related behaviors and tooth loss among adults.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of root canal treatment worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International endodontic journal · 2022Pooled it
- Application of health action process approach model to promote toothbrushing behavior among Iranian elderly population: a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Impact of a CARE-ORIENT Education Program on Oral Hygiene Among Institutionalized Older Adults: A Double Blinded Cluster Randomized Controlled Study.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryTrial
- Implementation of the "l'O à la bouche" Therapeutic Patient Education Program at a French Cancer Center: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Managing Post-Cancer Oral Toxicities.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Periodontitis and all-cause mortality in 60- and 66-year-old individuals: a 23-year prospective cohort study.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic and geographic inequalities in dental care utilization among Thai older adults: trends and determinants, 2009-2021.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- A competency-based curriculum for geriatric dentistry in undergraduate and postgraduate education : a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Oral Care for Residential Older People Among Healthcare Providers in Macao.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Histopathological diagnosis in geriatric stomatology: a 45-year retrospective study from Brazil.Brazilian oral research · 2026Article
- Oral hygiene practices and oral health outcomes among older adults in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Edentulism as an independent risk factor for sarcopenia: evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses based on the CHARLS cohort.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Policy Options to Complement the New Canadian Dental Program Enabling High Quality Care for People With Disabilities and Older Adults.Gerodontology · 2025Review
- Promoting Oral Health for Older Adults in the Asia-Pacific Region.International dental journal · 2025Review
- Epidemiology of oral health in older adults aged 65 or over: prevalence, risk factors and prevention.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Review
- Epidemiological trends and age-period-cohort effects on periodontal diseases incidence across the BRICS from 1992 to 2021.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Structural changes and influencing factors of human resource allocation for oral health in China.PloS one · 2025Article
- Assessing knowledge and attitudes toward geriatric dentistry among dentists and senior dental students: A cross-sectional study in Yazd, Iran.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to present a concise summary of the oral health policies and oral healthcare schemes for older adult populations in a number of selected countries around the world. In this paper, the current and planned national/regional oral health policies and oral healthcare schemes of nine countries (Australia, Brazil, China including Hong Kong, India, Japan, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States) are reported. Barriers and challenges in oral health promotion in terms of devising oral health policies, implementing oral health schemes, and educating the future dental workforce are discussed. In response to the aging of population, individual countries have initiated or reformed their healthcare systems and developed innovative approaches to deliver oral health services for older adults. There is a global shortage of dentists trained in geriatric dentistry. In many countries, geriatric dentistry is not formally recognized as a specialty. Education and training in geriatric dentistry is needed to produce responsive and competent dental professionals to serve the increasing number of older adults. It is expected that oral health policies and oral healthcare services will be changing and reforming in the coming decades to tackle the enduring oral health challenges of aging societies worldwide.
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