title: Medical screenings in dental settings.
abstract: The purpose of Linking Research to Clinical Practice is to present evidence based information to clinical dental hygienists so that they can make informed decisions regarding patient treatment and recommendations. Each issue will feature a different topic area of importance to clinical  dental hygienists with A BOTTOM LINE to translate the research findings into clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Idaho State University, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Denise M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bowen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D003756:Dental Hygienists; D003770:Dental Offices; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin