AnswerBank Answer:
Can dentists treat the elderly with moderate dementia?
The ideal time for dental treatments is soon after the person has been diagnosed with dementia. This way, easier maintenance treatments may only be needed as the person ages. Elderly with moderate levels of dementia can be treated and receive anesthesia if needed. Setting a dental appointment early in the day, when the person with dementia is most alert, may be best. Also, the caregiver needs to communicate to the patient with dementia that he or she is going to the dentist and state the reason for the visit.
