Treating the Aging Baby Boomer: Looking through the Crystal Ball
Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the dental professional should be able to:

• Define what is meant by the Baby Boomer Generation.
• Describe the changing demographics of this aging population cohort worldwide.
• Discuss the changing oral health needs of this new group of older adults.
• Discuss how the overall health of the Baby Boomer can impact their oral health needs and how oral health is related to systemic health.
• Identify risks that oral health issues may impose on the overall health of the Baby Boomer and on the healthcare system.
• Discuss access to care issues for this growing group of older adults.
• Discuss issues facing institutionalized older adults.
• Identify oral health interventions that have had positive effects on both oral and systemic health based on current evidence.
• Develop treatment recommendations for the aging Baby Boomer.