Promoting the Oral Health of Older Adults Through the Chronic Disease Model: CDC’s Perspective on What We Still Need to Know

Barbara F. Gooch, D.M.D., M.P.H.; Dolores M. Malvitz, Dr.P.H.; Susan O. Griffin, Ph.D.; William R. Maas, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Key words: community dentistry, dental caries, geriatric dentistry, health promotion, oral health, oral and pharyngeal cancers, public health dentistry
Abstract
he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has adopted a multicomponent approach to [...]