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One purpose of this study was to analyze the knowledge the of dental students, who were to begin the course in Geriatric Dentistry, had about agmg. Another purpose was to find about their attitudes about old people and the process of aging. The answers of 44 students of their eighth semester of 1.999 and 2.000 year were analyzed. The results showed that the knowledge the sudents had about aging was not satisfactory. As far as their attitudes about old people, aging and future life, the majority of the students had positive attitudes. Based on this information, the School of Dentistry of Universidad del Valle in Cali - Colombia will be able to redesign fue Geriatric Dentistry courses.

Yolanda Pérez Flores , Universidad del Valle

Profesora. Escuela de Odontología.

María Teresa Calzada, Universidad del Valle. Cali, Colombia.

Profesora. Escuela de Odontología.

Pérez Flores , Y., & Teresa Calzada, M. (2001). Conocimientos y actitudes acerca de la vejez de los estudiantes de odontología de la Universidad del Valle. Revista Estomatología, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.25100/re.v9i2.5517