COVID-19: Impacts on oral healthcare delivery in dependent older adults.
Andrea LundbergAnna-Lena HillebrechtGerald McKennaMurali SrinivasanPublished in: Gerodontology (2020)
The restrictions implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in a significant reduction in oral healthcare provision for dependent older adults. Within this clinic, dedicated to dependent older adults, clinical activity is projected to reduce by 81% by the end of 2020 with associated reductions in revenue generation. Given the importance of oral healthcare delivery for this patient group, this may have significant and lasting impacts.