Elders' Link with Dental Education, Research and Service

The ELDERS group was among the first in Canada to document the distribution of oral health problems in long-term care facilities, and to explore ways for managing the problems. For more info on the group's background, click here.

The group's work falls under three headings:

Our program provides education of hospital nursing staff, residents and their families, dental students, and dentists.
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Our research addresses the problems experienced by dentists who provide care in long-term care facilities.
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Our dental service provides much needed care to the residents of intermediate & extended care hospitals.
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Michael MacEntee, Chris Wyatt, and Michele Williams formed the ELDERS (Elders Link with Dental Education, Research and Service) group to include dentists, dental hygienists, social workers, sociologists, geriatricians and statisticians from UBC who have focused their attention on oral health in old age. Michael MacEntee heads the group and is the director of research, with Chris Wyatt as director of education and Michele Williams as director of service.