Differences in Dental Care Referral for Diabetic Patients Between General Practitioners and Diabetes Specialists in Japan, Analyzed from NSAID-Study 3.

Keiko AraiTetsuo NishikawaYoko MatsuzawaShigeyuki OhtsuShin-Ichiro ShirabeShohei YuasaKoichi HiraoHisao Mori

Published in: Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders (2021)

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.

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