GERODONTOLOGY
Cite this article:
Mersel A, Better H.
A minimalistic
management approach
for the compromised
elderly patient.
Stoma Edu J.
2015;2(2):140-144.
A MINIMALISTIC MANAGEMENT
APPROACH FOR THE COMPROMISED
ELDERLY PATIENT
Alex Mersel1*
Hadar Better2
Eastern Europe FDI
ASUTA Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel
1
2
1
DDS, PhD, Professor, Director Eastern Europe FDI
MD, DMD, MSc,Specialist Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
2
Abstract
The development of the knowledge in oral systemic sciences, the change of
health care, and the increase of the cohort of elderly people will have an important
impact on the daily dental practice. Despite the fact that the dentist applies the
rules he was taught he is very disappointed with the results. Unfortunately there
are dogmas which dragged down the