Concept-Based Oral Systemic Manifestation of Type 2 Diabetes

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OPEN ACCESSJanuary 10, 2014Concept-Based Oral Systemic Manifestation of Type 2 Diabetes Georgia Dounis Georgia Dounis UNLV School of Dental Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9664 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractType 2 diabetes is the fastest-growing chronic condition in the nation and the seventh leading cause of death. In older adults this disease and associated comorbidities affects multi-organ systems, resulting in numerous oral-systemic health care needs that require management from multiple health care providers. Oral disease and type 2 diabetes are both chronic inflammatory diseases with bidirectional relationship that share common risk factors and require comprehensive, complementary, coordinated, delivery of health care services. Modern advancements are enabling older adults to retaining their natural dentition with a decline in edentulism. The purpose of this nontraditional patient-centered module is to examine the myriad of issues surrounding the optimum management and disease prevention of older adults with type 2 diabetes in acute health care settings. Instructional material are developed for diverse health care professionals to jointly address oral manifestation of a chronic systemic condition (type 2 diabetes) that increases risk to oral disease. The goals of this interprofessional training module is the collaborative management of the oral-systemic manifestations of type 2 diabetes as well as define the role of the health care professionals as both a discipline expert and member of the team. Educational Objectives By the end of this module, learners will be able to: Discuss the prevalence of oral disease with chronic systemic condition (type 2 diabetes) in the elderly.Recognize the bidirectional impact of oral disease and systemic disease.Identify biopsychosocial aspects of at risk patients for oral disease.Highlight the role of the physician in oral health promotion and disease prevention. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Instructors Guide Oral Systemic Manifestation of Type 2 Diabetes.docx Interprofessional Team Building.pptx Oral Systemic Disease.pptx Simulation Case Mr. Babinski.docx Simulation Patient Chart.docx Standardized Patient Case.docx Standardized Patient Chart.docx BOHC Toolkit.pdf To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2014 Dounis. This is an open-access article publication under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives license.KeywordsAgedOral DiseaseDiabetes MellitusElderlyChronic ConditionsPopulation HealthBuilding Oral Health Capacity (BOHC) CollectionPublic Health Sciences Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...