Edentulous Patient
Term Paper GDA401 does not issue final examination but requires to submit a term paper describing your own patients of 65 years or older. Term Paper: Patients experience of becoming edentulous (3 pages maximum including figures, if any and references) Select one edentulous patient (partial edentulism is accepted) Interview your patient on his/her experience about losing teeth Learn about coping process, social impact, psychological impact Briefly describe your diagnosis, treatment planning and/or actual treatment Find three (3) relevant citations helpful for your understanding about edentulism, diagnosis, treatment planning and/or actual treatment Visit ADA EBD website Visit Pubmed website List your citations in the term paper Prepare and submit your paper describing your interview and case report