Necessity of providing dental care to medically compromised patients in Japan’s super-aged society and the way forward
Devising an appropriate dental treatment plan for patients with pre-existing medical conditions is a demanding task. Dentists must consider the sometimes life threatening, interactions between ongoing medical conditions and dental treatment. Stakes are particularly high for the elderly on prescripti...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2022-11-01
|
| Series: | Japanese Dental Science Review |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761622000205 |
| _version_ | 1797977739891834880 |
|---|---|
| author | Akira Katakura |
| author_facet | Akira Katakura |
| author_sort | Akira Katakura |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Devising an appropriate dental treatment plan for patients with pre-existing medical conditions is a demanding task. Dentists must consider the sometimes life threatening, interactions between ongoing medical conditions and dental treatment. Stakes are particularly high for the elderly on prescription drugs and other therapies for medical conditions while they seek dental care for advanced oral diseases. Given that Japan is an ageing society, it is crucial to create avenues for medical and dental practitioners to share patient information and collaborate.to,improve care This paper examined trends from demographic data to suggest that there is an impending further rise in the number of medically compromised elderly seeking dental treatment. For patient safety and improved public health, it is important that dental practitioners evaluate the nature and ongoing treatment of pre-existing medical conditions amongst new patients and account for their impact on dedicated and dental status. This paper supports the relevance of comprehensive clinical practice guidelines and the need to train dental practitioners to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to dental care. In order to meet the future needs of an ageing population, the Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patients needs to take initiative and suggest mechanisms to exchange patient information freely and encourage multidisciplinary dental practices. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T05:11:46Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-50c4c1c725704e6588827ae9137456ad |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1882-7616 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T05:11:46Z |
| publishDate | 2022-11-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Japanese Dental Science Review |
| spelling | doaj.art-50c4c1c725704e6588827ae9137456ad2022-12-25T04:17:30ZengElsevierJapanese Dental Science Review1882-76162022-11-0158279285Necessity of providing dental care to medically compromised patients in Japan’s super-aged society and the way forwardAkira Katakura0Department of Oral Pathobiological Science and Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, 2–9-18 Kanda Misaki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanDevising an appropriate dental treatment plan for patients with pre-existing medical conditions is a demanding task. Dentists must consider the sometimes life threatening, interactions between ongoing medical conditions and dental treatment. Stakes are particularly high for the elderly on prescription drugs and other therapies for medical conditions while they seek dental care for advanced oral diseases. Given that Japan is an ageing society, it is crucial to create avenues for medical and dental practitioners to share patient information and collaborate.to,improve care This paper examined trends from demographic data to suggest that there is an impending further rise in the number of medically compromised elderly seeking dental treatment. For patient safety and improved public health, it is important that dental practitioners evaluate the nature and ongoing treatment of pre-existing medical conditions amongst new patients and account for their impact on dedicated and dental status. This paper supports the relevance of comprehensive clinical practice guidelines and the need to train dental practitioners to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to dental care. In order to meet the future needs of an ageing population, the Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patients needs to take initiative and suggest mechanisms to exchange patient information freely and encourage multidisciplinary dental practices.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761622000205GerodontologyMedically compromised dental patientsContraindicative drug administrationElderly patient safetyClinical practice guidelinesMedical and dental collaboration |
| spellingShingle | Akira Katakura Necessity of providing dental care to medically compromised patients in Japan’s super-aged society and the way forward Japanese Dental Science Review Gerodontology Medically compromised dental patients Contraindicative drug administration Elderly patient safety Clinical practice guidelines Medical and dental collaboration |
| title | Necessity of providing dental care to medically compromised patients in Japan’s super-aged society and the way forward |
| title_full | Necessity of providing dental care to medically compromised patients in Japan’s super-aged society and the way forward |
| title_fullStr | Necessity of providing dental care to medically compromised patients in Japan’s super-aged society and the way forward |
| title_full_unstemmed | Necessity of providing dental care to medically compromised patients in Japan’s super-aged society and the way forward |
| title_short | Necessity of providing dental care to medically compromised patients in Japan’s super-aged society and the way forward |
| title_sort | necessity of providing dental care to medically compromised patients in japan s super aged society and the way forward |
| topic | Gerodontology Medically compromised dental patients Contraindicative drug administration Elderly patient safety Clinical practice guidelines Medical and dental collaboration |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761622000205 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT akirakatakura necessityofprovidingdentalcaretomedicallycompromisedpatientsinjapanssuperagedsocietyandthewayforward |