A Review on Promoting Dental Care in Elderly Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic
Behnaz Behniafar
ABSTRACT
There are many concerns according to the dental health care of elderly patients especially during the covid 19 pandemic. As the older people struggle with many challenges; they are at higher risk for this type of virus than the other ages. The purpose of this study was to review the performance of dental services for the elderly during the corona outbreak and to provide solutions related to oral health for them. Articles sited in Google Scholar, Science direct, PubMed during 2019 t0 2024 were reviewed. As result, most findings indicate the importance of mobile and tele-dentistry in elderly patients. Most of the elderly patients avoid the treatment of dental problems during covid 19 pandemic due to fear of coronavirus, high dental costs, lack of access to appropriate services, and this causes extensive problems in their health. Therefore, it is recommended to provide practical solutions to facilitate the dental treatment of elderly patients.
