Public Policy on Oral Health and Old Age: a Global View

This paper reviews major trends in the global demography and oral health status of populations, the challenges faced in ensuring successful aging because of these trends, and basic principles to guide public policy responses. Virtually all populations in which the dental caries prevalence reached...

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Main Author: David E. Barmes, BDSc, DDSc
Format: Koleksi Audio Visual
Language: Bahasa Inggris
Published: Blackwell Synergy 2000
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spelling oai:lib.umy.ac.id:930952021-06-16T13:12:33ZPublic Policy on Oral Health and Old Age: a Global ViewDavid E. Barmes, BDSc, DDSc This paper reviews major trends in the global demography and oral health status of populations, the challenges faced in ensuring successful aging because of these trends, and basic principles to guide public policy responses. Virtually all populations in which the dental caries prevalence reached high levels in the first half of the 20th century have experienced large reductions. A feared increase of the disease in the developing world has been far less than expected. Some countries that did suffer large increases dating from the 1960s already have managed to return to their former low levels because of timely use of preventive measures. Improving oral hygiene and a consequent reduction in the Occurrence and severity of periodontal diseases further bolster the mainly positive trend in global oral health. Only in the former socialist economies is oral health status worsening. These positive changes have brought the expectation that an intact and well-functioning dentition should last for life, no matter how extended the lifespan becomes.Blackwell Synergy2000Koleksi Audio Visual Bahasa Inggrishttp://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=93095
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David E. Barmes, BDSc, DDSc
Public Policy on Oral Health and Old Age: a Global View
description This paper reviews major trends in the global demography and oral health status of populations, the challenges faced in ensuring successful aging because of these trends, and basic principles to guide public policy responses. Virtually all populations in which the dental caries prevalence reached high levels in the first half of the 20th century have experienced large reductions. A feared increase of the disease in the developing world has been far less than expected. Some countries that did suffer large increases dating from the 1960s already have managed to return to their former low levels because of timely use of preventive measures. Improving oral hygiene and a consequent reduction in the Occurrence and severity of periodontal diseases further bolster the mainly positive trend in global oral health. Only in the former socialist economies is oral health status worsening. These positive changes have brought the expectation that an intact and well-functioning dentition should last for life, no matter how extended the lifespan becomes.
format Koleksi Audio Visual
author David E. Barmes, BDSc, DDSc
author_sort David E. Barmes, BDSc, DDSc
title Public Policy on Oral Health and Old Age: a Global View
title_short Public Policy on Oral Health and Old Age: a Global View
title_full Public Policy on Oral Health and Old Age: a Global View
title_fullStr Public Policy on Oral Health and Old Age: a Global View
title_full_unstemmed Public Policy on Oral Health and Old Age: a Global View
title_sort public policy on oral health and old age: a global view
publisher Blackwell Synergy
publishDate 2000
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