Victoria H. Raveis, PhD, is a research professor at NYU College of Dentistry; director of NYU’s Psychosocial Research Unit on Health, Aging and the Community; an associated faculty member at NYU School of Global Public Health; and codirector of the NYU Aging Incubator.
Integrating tailored health promotion and preventive interventions, such as risk assessment for falls, with the provision of oral healthcare may facilitate a pathway to active, healthy aging.