Consider the Cost

By Domenica G. Sweier, DDS, PhD, Ronald J. Heys, DDS, MS, Mary R. Truhlar, DDS, MS, Stephen C. Bayne, MS, PhD

The number of older adults in the United States is growing at an unprecedented rate.¹ In 2011, the earliest members of the baby boomer generation—those born between 1946 and 1964—turned 65 and became eligible for Medicare.¹ In 2056, it is projected that, for the first time in recorded history, the number of individuals age 65 and older will be greater than those age 18 and younger.² 

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