The British Society of Gerodontology (BSG) and the British Society for Disability and Oral Health recently launched guidelines for the Development of Local Standards of Oral Health Care for People with Dementia, at the BSG winter scientific meeting, 2006.

Funded by the Department of Health, the document aims to assist in the development of local standards for oral health care for people with dementia.

The organisations state that as the number of older people increases and the incidence of dementia rises, more dental teams will encounter the oral care problems of people with this disorder. For further information please visit www.gerodontology.com.