Specialized care for seniors at Archer Dental (archerdental.ca/). An important innovation has been the creation of the unique Runnymede Dental Clinic, geared to the specialized needs of geriatric patients. The clinic can accommodate patients who use walkers or wheelchairs, bedridden patients, and patients with cognitive problems. For patients with cognitive difficulties, Archer Dental also has experience working with next of kin, substitute decision-makers, and powers of attorney. Natalie Archer explains the rationale for the clinic, “For the past ten years I’ve been doing geriatric dentistry on a mobile basis throughout the province. I would go to various nursing homes, hospitals, private residences and do their dentistry for them. After a while I thought to myself, ‘What a great idea it would be to set up a specific clinic designed especially for geriatric or special-needs patients who don’t have easy access to proper dental care.’ There is a real need for this type of dentistry, as there are a growing number of seniors who can’t access dental services.” The Runnymede clinic is especially designed to serve the dental care needs of all people, especially those with mobility issues: • Shuttle service to bring patients for treatment • Totally wheelchair accessible with ground-level access • Specialized equipment o Wheelchair lifts and floating dental chairs designed to move our patients into position for care o Continuous oxygen for patients with medical problems o Operatories can accommodate patients who are confined to bed Natalie Archer was voted Best Dentist 2013 by NOW Magazine and has been nominated again; please vote at bit.ly/1lOEiMk.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:16:12 +0000