Clinical Considerations in Managing Diabetes Patients in the Dental Office

Diabetes, Health and Safety, Periodontics

Over 30 million Americans have diabetes. Dental office personnel must become comfortable treating patients with diabetes. This course has a clinical focus and emphasizes current medical therapies for diabetes, bilateral relationships between oral health and diabetes, dental treatment pathways for these patients, and prevention and management of diabetic emergencies in the dental office.

The educational teaching methodology used in this course is a self-study lecture presented via pre-recorded webinar in concert with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. Both the pre-recorded webinar and the PowerPoint presentation incorporate a variety of audio and visual cues to enhance audience members’ understanding and retention of key concepts.