Soraya León, Rodrigo A Giacaman, Francisca Araya-Bustos, Sardi Venegas, Nicole Saavedra, Fernando Neves Hugo, Renato J De Marchi, María-Fernanda Muñoz, Claudia Salazar, Roberto C Castrejón-Pérez, Lorena Bustillos, Adriana Fortanete, Aracelly Cedeño de López, Jorge E Aredes, Dairo Marín-Zuluaga, Augusto Elias-Boneta
OBJECTIVE: Latin American and Carribean (LAC) are currently experiencing a rapid aging of their population, coupled with a significant burden of oral diseases. Despites this, there is a scarcity of evidence regarding the manner in wich geriatric dentistry is being taught in dental schools across LAC. So, the objective of this study is to investigate the current status of geriatric dentistry education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in selected LAC dental schools. METHODS: An electronic questionnaire was developed and emailed to all 539 dental schools in 19 LAC countries...
October 4, 2023: Gerodontology