Oral health is an integral component of general health and wellbeing. It is essential even in old age. This article highlights common dental conditions affecting the elderly that the general medical practitioner can identify and motivate their patients to seek follow-up oral health care. These are periodontal disease, dental caries, and tooth loss that may require prostheses. Denture hygiene is important for the health of the oral mucosa. Patients must therefore clean and maintain their dentures well with daily cleaning and maintenance. Denture patients also need their annual dental checkups and cases of uncomfortable dentures and inflammation of the oral mucosa should be referred to a dentist for further investigation and management.