PMID- 34958439
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220524
IS  - 1869-6953 (Print)
IS  - 1869-6961 (Electronic)
IS  - 1869-6961 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 2
DP  - 2022 Feb
TI  - Differences in Dental Care Referral for Diabetic Patients Between General 
      Practitioners and Diabetes Specialists in Japan, Analyzed from NSAID-Study 3.
PG  - 379-385
LID - 10.1007/s13300-021-01193-w [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Periodontal disease is a common inflammation worldwide and is not 
      only the foremost cause of tooth loss but also a cause of deterioration of 
      glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus. In addition, effective 
      glycemic management improves the control of periodontitis infection. The aim of 
      this study was to clarify whether awareness of the need to refer their patients 
      with diabetes to dentists differs between general practitioners and diabetes 
      specialists. This was achieved by secondary analysis of data from the 2018 
      Nationwide Survey on Actual Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) by 
      Japanese Practitioners (NSAID Study). METHODS: Data from 380 general 
      practitioners and 79 diabetes specialists who participated in the NSAID study and 
      responded to the question of whether they referred T2DM patients to the dentist 
      were analyzed in this study. RESULTS: The proportion of general practitioners who 
      referred T2DM patients to dentists was significantly lower than that of diabetes 
      specialists (35.4% vs. 64.1%, respectively). CONCLUSION: This result suggests 
      that the general practitioners who participated in this study were less cognizant 
      of oral hygiene in patients with diabetes than those who specialized in diabetes. 
      It is also necessary to increase the opportunities for education of physicians 
      who provide diabetic care to promote appropriate dental referrals.
CI  - (c) 2021. The Author(s).
FAU - Arai, Keiko
AU  - Arai K
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4691-8469
AD  - Arai Clinic, 1-19, Moegino, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, 227-0044, Japan. 
      arai-cl@n04.itscom.net.
AD  - Department of Clinical Research of Kanagawa Association of Medical and Dental 
      Practitioners, Yokohama, 221-0835, Japan. arai-cl@n04.itscom.net.
FAU - Nishikawa, Tetsuo
AU  - Nishikawa T
AD  - Nishikawa Clinic, Yokohama, 222-0033, Japan.
AD  - Department of Clinical Research of Kanagawa Association of Medical and Dental 
      Practitioners, Yokohama, 221-0835, Japan.
FAU - Matsuzawa, Yoko
AU  - Matsuzawa Y
AD  - Matsuzawa Diabetes Clinic, Yokohama, 230-0077, Japan.
AD  - Department of Clinical Research of Kanagawa Association of Medical and Dental 
      Practitioners, Yokohama, 221-0835, Japan.
FAU - Ohtsu, Shigeyuki
AU  - Ohtsu S
AD  - Nakanoshima Diabetes Clinic, Kawasaki, 214-0012, Japan.
AD  - Department of Clinical Research of Kanagawa Association of Medical and Dental 
      Practitioners, Yokohama, 221-0835, Japan.
FAU - Shirabe, Shin-Ichiro
AU  - Shirabe SI
AD  - Health Education Center Science Clinic, Yokohama, 235-0045, Japan.
AD  - Department of Clinical Research of Kanagawa Association of Medical and Dental 
      Practitioners, Yokohama, 221-0835, Japan.
FAU - Yuasa, Shohei
AU  - Yuasa S
AD  - Shohei Clinic, Kamakura, 248-0025, Japan.
AD  - Department of Clinical Research of Kanagawa Association of Medical and Dental 
      Practitioners, Yokohama, 221-0835, Japan.
FAU - Hirao, Koichi
AU  - Hirao K
AD  - Health Education Center Science Clinic, Yokohama, 235-0045, Japan.
AD  - Department of Clinical Research of Kanagawa Association of Medical and Dental 
      Practitioners, Yokohama, 221-0835, Japan.
FAU - Mori, Hisao
AU  - Mori H
AD  - Fuji Kenshin Center, Fuji, Shizuoka, 416-0908, Japan.
AD  - Department of Clinical Research of Kanagawa Association of Medical and Dental 
      Practitioners, Yokohama, 221-0835, Japan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20211227
PL  - United States
TA  - Diabetes Ther
JT  - Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related 
      disorders
JID - 101539025
PMC - PMC8873267
OAB - Periodontal disease is a common inflammation worldwide and not only causes tooth 
      loss but also the deterioration of glycemic control in patients with diabetes. In 
      addition, effective glycemic management improves the control of periodontitis 
      infection. Physicians who care for diabetes patients need to be aware of the 
      increased risk and need for improved oral hygiene and to refer their patients to 
      dentists. This study aims to clarify whether awareness of the need to refer their 
      patients with diabetes to dentists differs between general practitioners and 
      diabetes specialists. Responses from 380 general practitioners and 79 diabetes 
      specialists are analyzed in this study. The proportion of general practitioners 
      who refer type 2 diabetes patients to dentists is shown to be significantly lower 
      than that of diabetes specialists. It is necessary to increase the opportunities 
      for education of physicians who provide diabetic care to promote appropriate 
      dental referrals.
OABL- eng
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - General practitioners
OT  - Nationwide survey
OT  - Oral health care
OT  - Periodontal disease; type 2 diabetes mellitus
EDAT- 2021/12/28 06:00
MHDA- 2021/12/28 06:01
PMCR- 2021/12/27
CRDT- 2021/12/27 12:19
PHST- 2021/11/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/12/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/12/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/12/28 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/12/27 12:19 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/12/27 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1007/s13300-021-01193-w [pii]
AID - 1193 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s13300-021-01193-w [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Diabetes Ther. 2022 Feb;13(2):379-385. doi: 10.1007/s13300-021-01193-w. Epub 2021 
      Dec 27.