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Diabetes

Chances are that you are treating patients with diabetes.With 6.2 percent of the US population having diabetes, you can expect to have more than 120 diabetic patient visits per year. This includes the 5 percent of diabetic patients who are Type 1 and the 95 percent who are Type 2. And the incidence of diabetes is growing dramatically.

Patients with well-controlled diabetes can often be treated in similar ways as non-diabetic patients. Nevertheless, patients with diabetes often do have special needs.

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ADA News

• Progress noted on diabetes/oral health (Dec. 1, 2005)
• Periodontal disease linked to mortality in diabetes patients: study (Jan. 10, 2005)
• CDC-NIH resources examine dental role in diabetes care (Aug. 12, 2004)
• ADA/Colgate Diabetes & Gum Disease Campaign goes live (April 14, 2004)
• JADA supplement on diabetes and oral health available online (Nov. 3, 2003)

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The Journal of the American Dental Association

• Diabetes and Oral Health: Treating the Patient with Diabetes Mellitus 
  (November 2003)
• The Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Endodontic Treatment Outcome: Data from an Electronic Patient Record (January 2003)

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Additional Resources

• Considerations for Treating the Dental Patient With Diabetes | PDF file/562k
• Science in the News: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Updates Screening Recommendations for Type 2 Diabetes

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