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Geriatric care is based on integrated, person-centred treatment goals that have a positive impact on the patient’s quality of life. A comprehensive geriatric assessment is based on the employment of an interdisciplinary team of different healthcare professionals that vary between care settings, human and financial resources available, and individual conditions. Effective team working requires certain attitudes and skills including cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, communication, autonomy, and coordination. Oral health in frail and care-dependent older persons, who usually do not have access to dental care, relies on interprofessional collaboration. Members of this team may include dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, nurses, dietician/nutrition experts, speech therapists, pharmacists, occupation and physical therapists, psychologists, social workers, formal and informal carers, and others involved into the complex care of older patients with complex care needs. Defining a clear role for dentists and other care providers in the interprofessional geriatric care teams in relation to gerodontology will have a positive impact on the older persons’ oral health.
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Roller-Wirnsberger, R., Kossioni, A. (2020). Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (ICP) in Gerodontology. In: Kossioni, A. (eds) Gerodontology Essentials for Health Care Professionals. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41468-9_9
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