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Adapting new strategies in dental care to help geriatric and special needs patients during COVID-19 pandemic

Adapting new strategies in dental care to help geriatric and special needs patients during... This paper aims to discuss and urge further deliberation on possible strategies to help geriatric and special needs patients to receive dental care during the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThis paper contains literature review of published research articles related to past epidemics, COVID-19 and older persons.FindingsAccurate prediction of adverse outcomes, detection of unidentified problems, improved estimation of residual life expectancy and appropriate use of geriatric interventions is required to understand the necessity of the treatment and effect of possible COVID-19 contraction during the treatment.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors reviewed the only published literature and collated the lessons learnt from past epidemics, as the natural history of the COVID-19 is not known.Practical implicationsFuture dentists must be trained in crisis management to deal with pandemics more effectively. The dental fraternity should be equipped to provide some sort of “psychological counseling and reassurance” prior to dental care to vulnerable individuals with comorbidities and special needs.Originality/valueThere are very few published articles focused on unique dental care plans for geriatric and special needs patients. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Quality in Ageing and Older Adults Emerald Publishing

Adapting new strategies in dental care to help geriatric and special needs patients during COVID-19 pandemic

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1471-7794
eISSN
1471-7794
DOI
10.1108/qaoa-09-2020-0045
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Abstract

This paper aims to discuss and urge further deliberation on possible strategies to help geriatric and special needs patients to receive dental care during the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThis paper contains literature review of published research articles related to past epidemics, COVID-19 and older persons.FindingsAccurate prediction of adverse outcomes, detection of unidentified problems, improved estimation of residual life expectancy and appropriate use of geriatric interventions is required to understand the necessity of the treatment and effect of possible COVID-19 contraction during the treatment.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors reviewed the only published literature and collated the lessons learnt from past epidemics, as the natural history of the COVID-19 is not known.Practical implicationsFuture dentists must be trained in crisis management to deal with pandemics more effectively. The dental fraternity should be equipped to provide some sort of “psychological counseling and reassurance” prior to dental care to vulnerable individuals with comorbidities and special needs.Originality/valueThere are very few published articles focused on unique dental care plans for geriatric and special needs patients.

Journal

Quality in Ageing and Older AdultsEmerald Publishing

Published: Dec 12, 2020

Keywords: COVID-19; Pandemic; Geriatric and special needs patients; New strategies; Dental care

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