MEDICAL EDUCATION AND GERIATRIC ORAL HEALTH/GRIFFIN ET AL. RESPOND

MEDICAL EDUCATION AND GERIATRIC ORAL HEALTH/GRIFFIN ET AL. RESPOND

[...]the creators of the national oral health curriculum Smiles for Life recently added a geriatric oral health module to their seven other oral health educational modules.5 This educational tool can be downloaded as a Power Point presentation with speaker notes for use in any educational setting or...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 102; no. 9; p. E3
Main Authors: Silk, Hugh, Griffin, Susan O, Jones, Judith A, Brunson, Diane, Griffin, Paul M, Bailey, William D
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Washington American Public Health Association 01-09-2012
Subjects:
Colleges & universities
Correspondence
Curricula
Dental care
Dental insurance
Dental schools
Dentistry
Disease control
Disease prevention
Editors
Education
Geriatrics
Health education
Initiatives
Medical education
Medicine
Older people
Oral diseases
Oral hygiene
Primary care
Public health
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Summary:[...]the creators of the national oral health curriculum Smiles for Life recently added a geriatric oral health module to their seven other oral health educational modules.5 This educational tool can be downloaded as a Power Point presentation with speaker notes for use in any educational setting or accessed as an online interactive course to be completed within 40 minutes. [...]Smiles for Life lead to a larger project funded by the Dentaquest Foundation, the National Interprofesional Initiative on Oral Health.6 This group comprises a diverse group of medical and dental professionals and educators working to promote oral health education across the entire medical and nursing spectrum including undergraduate schools, residencies, and practicing professionals.
ISSN:0090-0036