Graduation Requirement: Competence in Senior Care
During my time at Fortis College I had the opportunity of encountering variety of patients. Early on into my clinical experience, I was exposed to severely involve periodontal patients as well as medically compromised patient and the opportunity of attending to senior patients. Senior patients are classified, as an adult that is at the age of 60 and over, this population presents with an increased complexity in treatment needs (Wilkins, 2013). Wilkins also states that a patients biological age is not synonymous with their chronological age, meaning that a patient may be old at 45 years, whereas another patient may not be old at age 75 (Wilkins, 2013). Nonetheless, as adults age, their health
During my time at Fortis College I had the opportunity of encountering variety of patients. Early on into my clinical experience, I was exposed to severely involve periodontal patients as well as medically compromised patient and the opportunity of attending to senior patients. Senior patients are classified, as an adult that is at the age of 60 and over, this population presents with an increased complexity in treatment needs (Wilkins, 2013). Wilkins also states that a patients biological age is not synonymous with their chronological age, meaning that a patient may be old at 45 years, whereas another patient may not be old at age 75 (Wilkins, 2013). Nonetheless, as adults age, their health