Erfassung der Mundgesundheit von ambulant betreuten Senioren durch Hausärzte

Despite a high prevalence in the general practitioner (GP) and geriatric field, limitations of oral health of seniors under outpatient care in Germany are not routinely recorded. Since seniors with a high age visit GPs more often than dentists, the question arises whether an interdisciplinary screening instrument can be used to identify reduced oral health in routine practice.The aim of the work was to develop a screening tool for reduced oral...