Flossing: Information for Caregivers
This fact sheet from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research offers a step-by-step guide to older adults who can floss independently and provides tips for caregivers on how to floss someone else's teeth. Visual aids are included in the fact sheet.
Source: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2018
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/for-older-adults
Dry Mouth and Older Adults: Information for Caregivers
This fact sheet from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research discusses the common causes of dry mouth in older adults and offers tips on how to get relief.
Source: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2018
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/for-older-adults
Finding Low-Cost Dental Care: Information for Caregivers
This fact sheet from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research provides suggestions to caregivers of older adults on how to find reduced-cost dental care for the person they care for. Links to resources are included.
Source: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2018
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/for-older-adults
Older Adults and Oral Health
This fact sheet from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research dispels many common misconceptions about oral health and growing older and offers tips on maintaining a healthy mouth for a lifetime.
Source: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2018
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/for-older-adults
Oral Health: An Essential Element of Healthy Aging
This comprehensive collection from the Gerontological Society of America includes resources on oral health and for all health and health-related disciplines. Organizations and intitiaves, publications and presentations, infographics, caregiver resources, and research opportunities and funding are included in the collection.
Source: Gerontological Society of America, 2020
Oral Health
This website from the Administration of Community Living aims to help communities, governments, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and private businesses start or enhance community-based oral health programs for older adults. With two main components, a searchable database of community-based oral health programs and The Community Guide to Adult Oral Health Program Implementation (Oral Health Guide), this website offers access to essential tools for planning, designing, and implementing a new program or replicating or expanding an existing program.
Road Map for Indian Country
The CDC's Healthy Brain Initiative, Road Map for Indian Country, is the first-ever public health guide focused on dementia in American Indian and Alaska Native communitities. The Road Map is designed to support discussion about dementia and caregiving within tribal communities and to encourage a public health approach - as part of a larger holistic response.
Coronary Heart Disease, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke- A Public Health Issue
This brief from the CDC and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors provides the most recent practical and useful data on coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke for adults 45 years and older. Data was collected from community-dwelling adults in 2015-2017 through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Action items to increase overall health are also included. The PDF of the brief is available for download.
Source: CDC, 2020