Other studies have shown that patients with diabetes are significantly less likely than those without diabetes to have seen a dentist within the past year. |
The problem is huge. We had four or five referrals of gestational diabetes yesterday. We're seeing probably a third more than we did seven years ago, when we started. |
This was due to a perceived lack of need, so clearly it's important that physicians and dentists and their patients with diabetes learn that they need to focus extra attention on oral health. |