Burden of Oral Diseases and Access to Oral Care in an Ageing Society

Objective: The total years lived with disability among older people, and the concomitant burden of tooth loss in ageing societies have increased. This study is an overview of the burden of oral diseases and access to oral care in an ageing society. / Methods: We selected key issues related to the burden of oral diseases and access to oral care and reviewed the relevant literature. / Results: The rising number of older people with teeth increases their oral health care needs. To improve access to oral care, affordability of care is a great concern with respect to universal health coverage. In addition, accessibility is a crucial issue, particularly for vulnerable older adults. To improve oral care access, attempts to integrate oral health care into general care are being made in ageing countries. For this purpose, provision of professional oral care at home through domiciliary visits and provision of daily oral health care by non-dental professional caregivers are important. Oral health care for older people reduces general diseases such as pneumonia and malnutrition, which in turn could reduce further healthcare costs. / Conclusions: To address the growing burden of oral care in ageing societies, special provision of oral health care to vulnerable older people, and integration of oral care with primary care will be required

Progress Report on the Tohoku CYRIC Neutron TOF Facitities

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Excitation of ΔL = 1, ΔS = 0 Giant Resonances in the (p,n) Reactions on 90Zr, 120Sn, 140Ce and 208Pb at Ep = 41 MeV

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Equipments for Neutron Induced Experiments by Using a Monoenergetic Neutron Beam

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Observation of Quenching in Gamow-Teller Strength in the (p,n) Reaction on sd-Shell Nuclei

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Universal Crossover between Efros-Shklovskii and Mott Variable-Range-Hopping Regimes

A universal scaling function, describing the crossover between the Mott and the Efros-Shklovskii hopping regimes, is derived, using the percolation picture of transport in strongly localized systems. This function is agrees very well with experimental data. Quantitative comparison with experiment allows for the possible determination of the role played by polarons in the transport.Comment: 7 pages + 1 figure, Revte

Low-energy (p,n) Cross Sections in A=58-71 Nuclei and Gamow-Teller Strength

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