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Descriptor English: Dental Care for Aged
Descriptor Spanish: Cuidado Dental para Ancianos
Descriptor asistencia dental para mayores
Entry term(s) odontología para mayores
Scope note: Atención que cubre las necesidades dentales especiales de los ancianos en cuanto a un mantenimiento o tratamiento adecuados. La atención dental puede incluir los servicios prestados por especialistas dentales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Assistência Odontológica para Idosos
Descriptor French: Soins dentaires pour personnes âgées
Entry term(s): Aged, Dentistry for
Dental Care for Elderly
Dentistry for Aged
Tree number(s): E06.170.100
N02.421.240.190.210
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016321
Scope note: The giving of attention to the special dental needs of the elderly for proper maintenance or treatment. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.
Annotation: = professional care by a professional; do not confuse with GERIATRIC DENTISTRY, the specialty; check tag AGED
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Dental Care (1973-1990)
Dental Health Services (1978-1990)
Health Services Needs and Demand (1978-1990)
Health Services for the Aged (1981-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Entry Version: DENT CARE AGED
DeCS ID: 28906
Unique ID: D016321
NLM Classification: WU 490
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/05/25
Revision Date: 2015/06/29
Dental Care for Aged - Preferred
Concept UI M0024942
Scope note The giving of attention to the special dental needs of the elderly for proper maintenance or treatment. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.
Preferred term Dental Care for Aged
Entry term(s) Aged, Dentistry for
Dental Care for Elderly
Dentistry for Aged



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