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Current status of geriatric dentistry education in selected dental schools in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Soraya LeónRodrigo Andrés GiacamanFrancisca Araya-BustosSardi VenegasNicole SaavedraFernando Neves HugoRenato José De MarchiMaría-Fernanda MuñozClaudia SalazarRoberto Carlos Castrejón PérezLorena BustillosAdriana FortaneteAracelly Cedeño de LópezJorge E AredesDairo Marín-ZuluagaAugusto Elias-Boneta
Published in: Gerodontology (2023)
Geriatric dentistry education remains incipient in LAC, with only one in every four dental school offering it as a standalone course. There is an urgent need to further develop geriatric dentistry education in the continent, including further research to develop a minimum geriatric dentistry curriculum.
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