For more than 20 years, Dr. Jeffrey Tocci has treated patients at his office Tocci Dental Associates in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he practices preventative, aesthetic, and reconstructive dentistry. To stay at the forefront of the dental industry, Dr. Jeffrey Tocci also maintains membership with numerous professional organizations, including the American Dental Association (ADA).

2.  For more than 20 years, Dr. Jeffrey Tocci has treated
patients at his office Tocci Dental Associates in
Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he practices
preventative, aesthetic, and reconstructive dentistry.
To stay at the forefront of the dental industry, Dr.
Jeffrey Tocci also maintains membership with
numerous professional organizations, including the
American Dental Association (ADA).
The ADA recently publicized an article from its
academic publication, the Journal of the American
Dental Association, which discussed the results of a
study designed to determine the amount of oral
health knowledge that patients 65 years old and over
possess.

3.  Seeking to identify knowledge gaps,
researchers asked dental clinic patients who
were 65 years and older to take the
Comprehensive Measure of Oral Health
Knowledge survey and compared
participants’ dental characteristics and
demographic information with their oral health
knowledge scores.
The study found that the majority of
participants understood how to prevent and
treat basic dental disease, but many lacked
knowledge about oral cancer, periodontal
disease, and children’s oral care.

4.  Based on this information, the study
concluded that dental professionals
should provide information about oral
cancer and periodontal disease to
elderly populations, since this age group
has an increased risk of encountering the
diseases.