Perio Protect is a revolutionary, award-winning, and positively reviewed method of treating gum disease. Committed to promoting the oral health of Americans, Perio Protect supports the California Dental Association (CDA).

1. How Dentists
Can Effectively
Care for
Seniors While
Managing Risk
Perio Protect

2. Introduction
 Perio Protect is a revolutionary, award-winning, and positively reviewed
method of treating gum disease. Committed to promoting the oral health of
Americans, Perio Protect supports the California Dental Association (CDA).
CDA recently published an article guiding dental care facilities on how to
serve seniors. Dental care facilities should take extra precautions when caring
for seniors.
The first step should include a thorough analysis of their health histories.
Older patients have a higher likelihood of preexisting medical conditions that
necessitate the daily use of prescription medication. These conditions and
the medication for them may be affected by dental surgery or oral health
medications. Dental care practices must be cognizant of this.
According to the CDA, dental care practices can take appropriate action by
using helpful materials such as forms and brochures in large print informing
seniors of the importance of their health histories. Dental practices can
conduct follow-up consultations to confirm the medications their older
patients are taking.

3. Senior
 In some cases, dental practices can consult with their patients’
family members or caregivers, with the consent of their
patients, to get a better view of the patients’ health conditions.
Discrepancies between what a patient has revealed and what
his or her relatives reveal can be discussed with the patient. If
necessary, the dental practitioner can consult the patient’s
general physician to develop an effective overall health
program that incorporates oral health.
Dental care practices should also make their offices accessible
to seniors. This includes making walkways accessible by
wheelchairs, removing hazards along hallways and stairs,
covering slippery surfaces, and repairing cracked sidewalks.
These measures reduce exposure to liability claims from slip
and falls.