REFLECTING ABOUT ORAL HEALTH CARE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A BETTER AND HEALTHY LIVING OF ELDERLY PEOPLE

Authors

  • Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello
  • Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v8i1.44965

Keywords:

Ethics dental, Oral health, Aged.

Abstract

The article presents a reflection about some questions that are involved with oral health care provided to elderly people according to the ethic of responsability of Hans Jonas. Considering the oral health conditions of elderly people, the article discuss the dimensions of care and reflects if the knowledge and practices of oral health care are compromised with an ethics of responsibility of life and with a better and healthy living.

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Mello, A. L. S. F. de, & Erdmann, A. L. (2003). REFLECTING ABOUT ORAL HEALTH CARE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A BETTER AND HEALTHY LIVING OF ELDERLY PEOPLE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v8i1.44965

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2003)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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