title: Oral implications of diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The importance of diabetes care in the dental practice is only as important as the dentist wants it to be. Practicing dental professionals must prepare themselves for the increase in the diabetic patient population and the extensive medical care that they require to curtail the development of complications. Dentist's training in preventive healthcare philosophy makes them aptly suited to play a significant role as part of the "Diabetes Team."
authors.affiliation: School of Oral Health, Fiji School of Medicine, Suva, Fiji.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wollner
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose