Meet Dr. Joy
Integrative Health Dentist
Owner, Joyful Dental Care
National Speaker
Geriatric Oral Care Expert
Educator
Meet Dr. Joy
Integrative Health Dentist
Owner, Joyful Dental Care
National Speaker
Geriatric Oral Care Expert
Educator
Oral Health = Overall Health
My journey to house call dentistry.
A whole new world opened up to me the day I told my orthodontist at age 12 that if he wanted me to wear the rubber bands and not chew gum and make all my appointments, he had to tell me exactly why I had to do all those things. My friends already had braces and they were in pain. I desperately wanted my teeth to be straight and my lips to come together naturally without me having to force them. But….I had to know the how and the why.
Fast forward twenty-odd years later.
My grandmother needed a new lower partial denture but had horrible sciatica, making it extremely difficult for her to come to my office. Only 10 minutes from my practice, I went to her! After only two days, I received a phone call from a fellow parishioner of Gram’s who had seen her at their Women’s Guild. Could I do the same thing for her grandmother who was beginning to have bad breath? She was bed bound after a stroke and had not seen a dentist in over two years. A whole new world opened up to me: house call dentistry!
Taking care of my patients has been incredibly rewarding.
Once I answered the call to help those who could not come to me, I found most caregivers were not educated at all in oral health. This lack in dental knowledge for those living in senior communities as well as those who have chosen to stay in place has lit a new fire: to educate caregivers and all affiliated in geriatric health care!
My mission is to speak about the signs and symptoms that caregivers and loved ones should be looking for in and around the mouth for better, more efficient patient-centered care.
- Dr. Joy
Oral Health = Overall Health
My journey to house call dentistry.
A whole new world opened up to me the day I told my orthodontist at age 12 that if he wanted me to wear the rubber bands and not chew gum and make all my appointments, he had to tell me exactly why I had to do all those things. My friends already had braces and they were in pain. I desperately wanted my teeth to be straight and my lips to come together naturally without me having to force them. But….I had to know the how and the why.
Fast forward twenty-odd years later.
My grandmother needed a new lower partial denture but had horrible sciatica, making it extremely difficult for her to come to my office. Only 10 minutes from my practice, I went to her! After only two days, I received a phone call from a fellow parishioner of Gram’s who had seen her at their Women’s Guild. Could I do the same thing for her grandmother who was beginning to have bad breath? She was bed bound after a stroke and had not seen a dentist in over two years. A whole new world opened up to me: house call dentistry!
Taking care of my patients has been incredibly rewarding.
Once I answered the call to help those who could not come to me, I found most caregivers were not educated at all in oral health. This lack in dental knowledge for those living in senior communities as well as those who have chosen to stay in place has lit a new fire: to educate caregivers and all affiliated in geriatric health care!
My mission is to speak about the signs and symptoms that caregivers and loved ones should be looking for in and around the mouth for better, more efficient patient-centered care.
- Dr. Joy
Joy’s true passion is being an advocate for the geriatric population.
Through geriatric house call dentistry, clinicians provide dental care when, where and how it meets the individual patient’s needs.
Joy V. Poskozim DDS FSCDA, a general dentist and national speaker teaches dental and medical audiences what they need to know and what they need to do to provide mobile dental care to patients in the comfort of their home environments. Joy’s true passion is being an advocate for the geriatric population. She is the dental director for several nursing care facilities as well as a house call dentist. She has been in private practice for over 20 years, practicing integrative health general dentistry at her office on the northwest side of Chicago, and has been performing dental procedures on the home-bound for 10 years. Through this experience Dr. Poskozim has earned her Fellowship with the Special Care Dental Association Geriatric Council.
Joy has been treating senior community residents in the comfort of their own rooms for over ten years.
During this time, not only has she been making house calls across Chicagoland, but also educating certified nursing assistants, caregivers, nurses, and administrators. Dr. Poskozim has written extensively on the subject of geriatric house call dentistry. Joy is a 1990 graduate of Marquette University, and New York University College of Dentistry in 1994. She completed a GPR from Woodhull Medical Center in 2000 where she was awarded Resident of the Year.
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