Geriatric Dental Education and Training in the United States of America

Authors

Chih-Ko Yeh
Lein-Tuan Hou
Michael S. Katz
Michele J. Saunders

Abstract

Dental education in geriatrics is an important requirement to ready the profession to provide comprehensive oral health care to the world's aging population. The pre-doctoral curricula and postdoctoral training programs in the United States were developed and supported by government agencies and professional education societies. Geriatric dental education in American dental schools has improved in the past twenty years, yet is still facingmany challenges. The progress of geriatric dental education at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is presented.

First Page

340

Last Page

346

DOI

10.6145/jme.200312_7(4).0002

Recommended Citation

Yeh, Chih-Ko; Hou, Lein-Tuan; Katz, Michael S.; and Saunders, Michele J. (2003) "Geriatric Dental Education and Training in the United States of America," Journal of Medical Education: Vol. 7: Iss. 4, Article 2.
DOI: [https://doi.org/]10.6145/jme.200312_7(4).0002
Available at: https://jme.researchcommons.org/journal/vol7/iss4/2