Oral health professionals screening for undiagnosed type-2 diabetes and prediabetes: the iDENTify study.
Rodrigo MariñoAndre PriedeMichelle KingGeoffrey G AdamsMaria SicariMike MorganPublished in: BMC endocrine disorders (2022)
Patients found to have undiagnosed T2D/prediabetes (6.3%) were within the expected range reported in the literature. Findings indicate that identifying individuals at an elevated risk of having or developing T2D is effective, feasible and could be incorporated into oral healthcare settings. However, this integration may require additional OHPs training and education to ensure that patients at elevated risk of T2D are referred for further assessment.