A mobile dental clinics in California is an excellent way of getting dental clinics care to elderly people who cannot go to a dental practice. Elderly people living in care homes are often dependent on other people for transport, which makes it difficult and stick to appointments. It can also be stressful for elderly people to go out. A dental mobile practice is therefore an excellent idea, one that visits special care facilities or old aged homes on a regular basis.
Dental care practices
Mobile dental care practices are as well kitted out as an ordinary dental practice. They have a small reception area with a receptionist, generally, and a separate room for the dental practice. The dental practice generally consists of one comfortable dental chair for the patient and a dental stool for the dentist. There are dental trays and cabinets so that there is all the equipment that the dentist could need, as well as mirrors and really, everything that both the dentist, hygienist and patient could possibly need.
Almost all dental procedures can be carried out in a mobile dental practice, geared towards the problems that the elderly may have. Dentures can be fitted and fixed, implants can be done, dental crowns and tooth extractions can all be performed. Regular dental checkups are done and so are dental cleanings.
The cost of a mobile dentist is pretty much the same as the cost of a visit to a dental practice and some health care programs cover dental work. There is generally a day or two where the mobile dentist comes to the old aged home and performs procedures and cleanings on a number of patients.
Dental care is as important in the elderly as it is in the special needs group and a mobile dental clinic in California caters to both these needs.