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How an oral function approach supports healthy ageing for allThe unavoidable reality of population ageing is affecting our society on a global scale. Dental and oral health are essential for the lifelong maintenance of quality of life, and research has shown that they contribute to the maintenance and improvement of general health. In this webinar, renowned oral health experts will outline how an oral function-focused approach supports healthy ageing to ensure that people not only live longer lives but healthier ones too. New concepts referred to as oral frailty and oral hypofunction will be explained to highlight the importance of managing oral function in older adults. To connect this complex topic with the dental practice, clinical and community approaches to the prevention of oral function decline in older persons according to the level of dependency of the older patient will also be explored. The presentations are followed by a discussion with the webinar speakers.
The unavoidable reality of population ageing is affecting our society on a global scale. Biological ageing makes older adults susceptible to disease and leads to a decline in the bodily functions needed for daily living. Dental and oral health are essential for the lifelong maintenance of quality of life (QOL), and research has also shown that they contribute to the maintenance and improvement of general health. In this webinar, renowned oral health experts will outline how an oral function-focused approach supports healthy ageing to ensure that people not only live longer lives but healthier ones too.
In the context of rapid population ageing, oral health has an essential role to play in achieving a healthy ageing society, particularly in terms of noncommunicable diseases and frailty prevention. It is therefore imperative that access to high-quality oral health services is provided to all persons and communities, regardless of socioeconomic status. From this perspective, Prof. Kakuhiro Fukai will lay out an oral function-focused approach for achieving a healthy ageing society in the first presentation of this webinar. Prof. Fukai will also explain the activities of Season II of FDI’s Oral Health for an Ageing Population (OHAP) project.
The second presentation of this webinar by Dr Hirohiko Hirano will focus on the importance of the management of oral function in the ageing population. With a renewed focus on eating abilities in the ageing population, new concepts referred to as oral frailty and oral hypofunction have been introduced in Japan. Oral frailty highlights the important message that a slight decline in oral functions can easily lead to adverse health outcomes such as sarcopenia and physical frailty and a further decline in oral functions.
Building on these lectures, Prof. Gerry McKenna will elaborate on clinical and community approaches to the prevention of oral function decline in older persons according to the level of dependency in this webinar’s third and last presentation, followed by a discussion with all webinar speakers.
Learning objectives
- To learn about healthy ageing and oral health
- To learn about UHC for older persons
- To gain awareness about the role of oral function in achieving healthy longevity
- To learn about oral function assessment and diagnosis
- To learn about clinical and community approaches to preventing oral function decline
- To learn about OHAP projects
Release date: 2023-06-23 | Expiration date: 2026-06-23
This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA CERP program and is supported by funds received from FDI World Dental Federation, free of restrictions. Tribune Group GmbH is a recognized ADA CERP provider.
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Which is why it is important to teach oral health care in interprofessional education so other health students become aware of oral health issues and can properly diagnose or refer oral health conditions to dentists.
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Brazil !!!
The idea of walking instead of running from Dr.Mckenna is a good choice. Lot of work for oral health care in institutions for elderly. Do you think that dentists are the first choice or the social workers taking care of the elder are the one’s to deal with to promote oral health?
Thank you Doctors, your presentations were eyeopening in many ways
Very informative
Thank you to all. Very interesting presentations.For me given by prof Kakuhiro Fukai excelent epidemiology.Anna Kurhańska ,Poland ,Poznan Univ of Medical Sciences
To all speakers,
What can be done to increase public awareness and education about the significance of oral health for healthy ageing?
Olumese Ebele from Nigeria. Stimulating topic. Well delivered. Thank you to the speakers!
What do you think about the need for understanding by the medical profession to promote ORAL Fraility?
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Before asking my question I would like to say thank you for your great presentation
Is Botox injections approved around the mouth or lips by FDA & FDI ?
The first & last time I had a serious bad experience of dysfunction my mouth with Botox injection because all muscles didn’t work
On the assessment of hypofunction, I am not sure the equipment for assessing hypofunction is easily available (affordable) in the Philippines, can you suggest which three out of the seven assessment methods could be prioritized?
Thank you for the informative lecture. SALAMAT.
Thanks for the Information! How about teledentistry tools to manage Oral frailty? Is there any evidence? Ana Lúcia Mello, Brazil.
Thank you so much for the excellent presentations.
Dr. Mckenna – Just a comment: I have been teaching the Common Risk Factor Approach to my dental students and interprofessional health students, it is an interesting concept to include hyposalivation to the CRA diagram. I will revise my lessons to include this.
Thank you everyone.
Thanks from Australia for these very beneficial lectures.
Can modification in diet improve the oral health
Good Morning from Bermuda
Thank you so much for very informative lecture
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Prof Mckenna – for the common risk factors, you didnt mention dimentia? I imagine it is also an important risk factor?Do you have any specific advice for treating older adults with dimentia or how to interact with their carers?
Is partial dentition and how it is treated a factor for assessing oral frailty? Is a patient with only a few remaining teeth, but wearing a functional denture, automatically suffering from oral frailty?
Very elaborate and informative lectures. Thanks to the speakers for enlightening us. In countries with low oral health literacy, how can dependency level be monitored?
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Dr. Rupan Samra
Is the dependency-level advice from the FDI chairside guide also applicable for the oral frailty of the patient? Is there always a link in terms of general physical and oral frailty? Is there also a oral frailty classification with advice available?
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Dr McKenna. Thanks so much for these informative insights. Do you have any advice on how to assess the dependency-level of my patient? The FDI chairside guide advice is very helpful, but I find it difficult to categorize the patients to a specific dependency-level.
Dr Fukai, I very much look forward to your presentation at the World Dental Congress in Sydney this September. Will you talk more about the benefits of an oral function focused approach and how dentists can implement this approach in practice? I think this is a very important topic, Thank you
In different oral health backgrounds in different countries, how can we respond in countries with low oral health literacy?
Is there any specific advice available on how to treat patients at high risk of oral frailty to prevent oral hypofunction? Does FDI offer any assessment or prevention advice resources? Where can I find it?
Who pays for dental care prevention and insurance in Japan, is there a governmental health insurance?
You mentioned that the percentage of older people living in Japan is very high and there seems to be a lot of research on older adults oral health coming from Japanese experts. Is this also shown in official guidelines and recommendations? Is there something other countries should adopt from Japan?
to Dr.H.Hirano,
I understand the advantages of improving oral function. Have strategies and initiatives focused on managing oral function been successful in enhancing overall well-being?
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Congratulations. Excelent!
Would it be possible to get the slides of the presenters?
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