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Article: Oral Health Care of Older Adults in Hong Kong

TitleOral Health Care of Older Adults in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsOlder adult
Elderly
Oral health
Prevention
Silver diamine fluoride
Caries
Issue Date2021
PublisherMDPI AG. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geriatrics
Citation
Geriatrics, 2021, v. 6 n. 4, article no. 97 How to Cite?
AbstractThe older adult population is increasing both in number and in proportion worldwide. In Hong Kong, the number of people aged 65 or above is expected to reach 2.5 million in 2039, thus becoming one-third of the population. With this growing population, the need for dental care among older adults is expected to surge. Oral health care is one of the government’s core policy agendas and the Department of Health has emphasised its importance. It has implemented a number of policies, such as increasing the number of dental training places, setting up an expert group for oral health care policy planning, and conducting regular oral health surveys of the population. It is subsidizing several programmes, including the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme, Community Care Fund Elderly Dental Assistance Programme, Outreach Dental Care Programme, and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Programme, in order to promote oral health care in older adults. These programmes have received support and positive feedback from both the public and dental service providers. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the oral health care of older adults in Hong Kong and recommendations to enhance their effectiveness.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/307830
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.1
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.584
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dc.contributor.authorChan, AKY-
dc.contributor.authorTamrakar, M-
dc.contributor.authorLeung, KCM-
dc.contributor.authorJiang, CM-
dc.contributor.authorLo, ECM-
dc.contributor.authorChu, CH-
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-12T13:38:31Z-
dc.date.available2021-11-12T13:38:31Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationGeriatrics, 2021, v. 6 n. 4, article no. 97-
dc.identifier.issn2308-3417-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/307830-
dc.description.abstractThe older adult population is increasing both in number and in proportion worldwide. In Hong Kong, the number of people aged 65 or above is expected to reach 2.5 million in 2039, thus becoming one-third of the population. With this growing population, the need for dental care among older adults is expected to surge. Oral health care is one of the government’s core policy agendas and the Department of Health has emphasised its importance. It has implemented a number of policies, such as increasing the number of dental training places, setting up an expert group for oral health care policy planning, and conducting regular oral health surveys of the population. It is subsidizing several programmes, including the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme, Community Care Fund Elderly Dental Assistance Programme, Outreach Dental Care Programme, and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Programme, in order to promote oral health care in older adults. These programmes have received support and positive feedback from both the public and dental service providers. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the oral health care of older adults in Hong Kong and recommendations to enhance their effectiveness.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherMDPI AG. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geriatrics-
dc.relation.ispartofGeriatrics-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectOlder adult-
dc.subjectElderly-
dc.subjectOral health-
dc.subjectPrevention-
dc.subjectSilver diamine fluoride-
dc.subjectCaries-
dc.titleOral Health Care of Older Adults in Hong Kong-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailChan, AKY: dralice@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailTamrakar, M: manee626@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLeung, KCM: kcmleung@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailJiang, CM: cmjiang@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLo, ECM: edward-lo@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChu, CH: chchu@hku.hk-
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dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/geriatrics6040097-
dc.identifier.pmid34698199-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC8544457-
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dc.identifier.hkuros329279-
dc.identifier.volume6-
dc.identifier.issue4-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 97-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 97-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000736987400001-
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland-

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