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Diabetes Mellitus and Dentistry

$36.00
3 Contact Hours

Course Outline

Types of Diabetes

  • Acute Complications
  • Chronic Complications
    • Table A: Chronic complications of diabetes mellitus
  • Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • Diabetes and Dental Caries
  • Dental Treatment Considerations
  • Detection and Prevention of Periodontal Disease in Diabetes
    • Gingivitis
    • Thrush
    • Pathophysiology
    • Prevention
    • Diabetic control
    • Oral factors
    • Natural dentition
    • Oral hygiene
    • Detection and monitoring
    • Treatment and referral
    • Acute infections
    • Oral surgery
    • Patient education principles
    • Diabetes control
    • Risk of infection
    • Natural dentition
    • Oral hygiene
    • Dental checkups
  • Dental Tips for Diabetics
  • Final Examination

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you’ll be able to:

  1. Describe the incidence of diabetes in various population groups.
  2. List various complications from diabetes that are the major causes of mortality.
  3. Distinguish between Type I (IDDM) and Type II (NIDDM) forms of diabetes mellitus.
  4. List 4 factors that lead to the development of diabetes mellitus.
  5. List 3 factors that influence the development of Type I diabetes.
  6. List 4 factors that lead to Type II diabetes.
  7. Describe pathophysiologic features of Type I and Type II diabetes mellitus.
  8. List 13 factors that distinguish Type I diabetes from Type II.
  9. Describe the clinical complications of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
  10. List 9 signs of acute hypoglycemia.
  11. Describe various body complications of diabetes mellitus and how they affect the parts of body or condition.
  12. Describe pathophysiology of diabetic ketoacidosis.
  13. List 6 signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis.
  14. Describe the connection between diabetes and dental caries.
  15. Describe the relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease.
  16. Describe the treatment protocol for periodontal disease in a diabetic person.
  17. Explain the cause-effect relationship between glycemic control and periodontal disease.
  18. Describe the signs and symptoms of gingivitis and thrush in a diabetic person.
  19. Outline a 4-step approach to the prevention of periodontitis in diabetics.
  20. Describe the treatment plan for acute infections and oral surgery.
  21. Provide 5 dental tips for diabetic patients.

To assess the effectiveness of the course material, we ask that you evaluate your achievement of each learning objective on a scale of A to D (A=excellent, B=good, C=fair, D=unsatisfactory). Please indicate your responses next to each learning objective and return it to us with your completed exam.