Dental Care in Older Adults: How to Resolve Barriers to Care and Promote Good Oral Hygiene

With the new year upon us, many of us make resolutions to improve our health and well-being. Popular resolutions include exercising more, eating healthier, losing weight, and taking better care of our oral health by regularly brushing for two minutes twice a day, flossing, and visiting the dentist and dental hygienist. Personally I have struggled to maintain many of my new year resolutions, but I have been fastidious about caring for my teeth and gums since I was a young adult.