TOOTH LOSS AND RISK FACTORS AMONG ELDERLY VIETNAMESE
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Minh Son NGUYEN
DDS , PhD student Institute of Dentistry , University of Tartu , Estonia Head of the Prosthodontic Department
Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy , Da Nang , Vietnam
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Dr . Nguyen Minh Son is a Prosthodontist . He is currently a PhD student at the University of Tartu ( 2014- 2018 ). He completed dental curriculum at the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2007 . He has been the lecturer of the Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy Vietnam since 2008 and appointed as the Head of the Prosthodontic Department in 2014 . His research is related to prosthodontics , community dental health , and geriatric dentistry . He currently co-operates with the Institute of Dentistry , the University of Tartu for research related to temporomandibular disorders among the Vietnamese elderly , oral health of Vietnamese schoolchildren , and malocclusion in Vietnamese Osteogenesis Imperfecta . He was honoured to receive the 1st award at the annual conference of Faculty of Medicine , University of Tartu , 2015 and First prize at National Scientific Conference in Medicine and Pharmacy for Vietnamese Young Researchers , in 2010 and 2012 .
Questions
According to the WHO , which age group represents the older population in oral health survey ?
q a . Over 60 years old ; q b . From 60 to 80 years old ; q c . From 65 to 74 years old ; q d . It depends on the method of study .
According to the WHO , as the target of oral health care the older people have to :
q a . Maintain at least 20 functional teeth ; q b . Maintain at least 16 functional teeth ; q c . Visit a dentist twice a year ; q d . Have prosthesis to replace the missing teeth .
According Oral health survey of WHO for the older population , the M component in the DMFT index represents a missing tooth due to : q a . Dental caries , excluded the third molar ; q b . Periodontal disease , excluded the third molar ; q c . Dental caries and periodontal disease , excluded the third molar ; q d . Any reason , including the third molar .
Prior to delivery of the anterior superior alveolar ( ASA ) injection block , providers should
q a . DMFT≥ 8 ; q b . DMFT≥10 ; q c . DMFT≥12 ; q d . DMFT≥14 .
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