Section 2 - Managing the Ageing Dentition / 2.6 Podcast: Preventing disease in the older person

In this podcast the gerodontology panel cover topics raised previously in the MOOC and look to identify practical ways that DCPs can deliver older person preventative care

This podcast is not compulsory listening for the MOOC. However, it is recommended that this podcast is used to embed, and give content to, the learning from this section.

In this podcast the the panel cover:

• How do prevent disease amongst older people
• What can dental nurses do to help in the surgery
• How important are fluoride supplements, and how to deliver the correct messages
• How can we motivate an elderly patient and/or their carer to change their habits, especially long standing dietary ones
• What about when they become increasingly dependent on others or live in a care-home

Meet the Panel