Pay Close Attention to Dental Health
Older adults (and their caregivers) face a number of obstacles when it comes to dental care. Isolation, lack of mobility or transport and medical issues all play a part in poor dental health. Retired Americans who have lost company dental benefits or are on fixed incomes may ignore their dental health. But poor dental health can lead to many more problems. Credit: Getty Building a Dental Bridge "In our opinion, the greatest challenge for dental health is lack of awareness – about its importance to overall health and how vital daily care is to preventing disease," says Deborah Jacobi, lice...
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