Abstract
Scientific research on the development of issues of optimization of gerontological care is traditionally conducted in the field of somatic pathology and, to a lesser extent, in the field of dental care. Purpose of the study is to determine the socio-hygienic dental status, the need for the elderly population in the "Center for the provision of special and social services", the Great Patriotic War polyclinic and in the dental clinic of JSC NMU im. Asfendiyarov, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Research objectives: 1. To analyze the influence of the state of dental health on the quality of life of elderly and senile people. 2. To assess some of the physicochemical properties of the oral fluid (salivation rate, viscosity and acid-base state) in the examined group of persons. 3. To study the features of some biochemical parameters of the oral fluid in elderly and senile people (calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, protein, TBA-active products). 4. To evaluate the effectiveness in the complex treatment and prevention of dental diseases in elderly and senile patients for: the clinical course of the disease, some physicochemical and biochemical parameters of the oral fluid, the state of the dental health of these persons and the level of their quality of life.