New Training Helps Dentists Identify Signs of Dementia in Patients

“Every other week, Minnesota dentist Bonnie Moeller suspects she encounters a patient with dementia.

‘Sometimes patients will come on the wrong day and become anxious about the appointment not being that day. And we’ve had people show up at the neighboring business,’ she says. ‘The hard part is these are things that people who don’t have dementia do. It’s a challenge. You’re looking for . . .'”

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