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DIABETES AND ORAL HEALTH: A PRIMER FOR CLINICIANS

Supported, in part, by an educational grant from Colgate.

Friday, September 27, 2013

8:45am-11:45am (3 CE hrs)

Room 106-A

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common chronic disease associated with abnormally high glucose levels in the blood. DM is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The major clinical complications of diabetes include retinopathy (and blindness), nephropathy (and end-stage renal disease), macrovascular disease (myocardial infarctions and strokes), neuropathy and poor wound healing. There are a number of intraoral complications of DM, with an increased prevalence of periodontal disease being the most important. This program will provide an overview of DM, including etiology and pathogenesis of complications. Patient management in the dental office will be reviewed, including a discussion of inter-professional communication.

Course Objectives:

prevalence, etiology, clinical complications and medical management of patients with diabetes mellitus
different oral manifestations of diabetes mellitus
approaches to management of patients with diabetes mellitus in the dental office, including the decision to treat patients with dental implants
a future, expanded role for dental professions in the management of patients with diabetes.

Recommended for... Dentists and Hygienists.

Ira B. Lamster, DDS is a graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1977), received his M.M.Sc. from Harvard University (1980) and a Certificate in Periodontology from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (1980). He served as dean of the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine from 2001 to 2012 and is currently a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Lamster is the author of more than 180 manuscripts and book chapters. He is the editor of “Improving Oral Health for the Elderly,” published by Springer in February 2008, and the October 2012 volume of Dental Clinics of North America (“Primary Health Care in the Dental Office”).

Dr. Lamster is not associated with, employed by, nor consults for, any manufacturer, supplier, or retailer of dental instruments or materials.

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