01 - Successful Aging by John Rowe, M.D. and Robert Kahn, PhD, reports on ten years of multidisciplinary research on human aging resulting from the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America. The result is a fresh perspective on the relative roles of nature and nurture upon human aging.
Genetic inheritance does play a role.
206 pages plus notes and index. Pantheon Books, Random House, New York. This 1998 guide aims to assist the dentist in developing a successful oral health care program in a long-term care facility, or to help revise a current program. Included is information on the patient population, site and equipment selection, organizing the oral health program, providing quality services, and contractual considerations. Also included is an extensive resource list on geriatric and institutional dentistry.