• Slimming Products
    • Fatfix
    • Slimberry
    • Piperine Forte
    • Slimjoy
    • Slimy Liquid
    • Revolyn Keto Burn
    • Keto Tropfen
    • Reduslim
    • Vitalrin
    • Ultra Rev
    • Keto Guru
    • Purosalin
    • Slim XR
    • Vanefist Neo
    • Herzolex Ultra
    • Sliminazer
    • Idealica
    • Black Latte
    • GC Rocket
    • Formoline L112
    • Panaslim
    • Refigura
    • Slimymed
    • Ultra Keto Slim
  • Painkiller
    • Jointfuel360
    • Hondrostrong
    • Arthrolon
    • Flexa Plus Optima
    • Sustafix
    • Flexumgel
  • Reviews
    • Testonyl
    • Parazitol
    • Detonic
    • Sarahs Blessing
    • Recardio
    • Cardiline
    • Mindinsole
    • Detoxic
    • Nuubu
    • Viscerex
    • Nutresin
    • Rezilin
  • Guides
  • Potency Funds
    • Maral Gel
    • Eroxel
    • Maxatin
    • Urotrin
    • Viarax
    • Viraxol
    • Erogen X
    • Collosel
    • Potencialex
  • Beauty
    • Veona
    • Varicofix
    • Vibrosculpt
    • Varikosette
  • Foot Care
    • Onycosolve
    • Fungonis Gel
    • Micinorm
  • Home
  • Uncategorized
  • Dentist’s Chair Good Place for Medical Checkup, Study Says
  • 9. January 2021
  • 0 comments
  • Maria Bauer
  • Uncategorized

Dentist’s Chair Good Place for Medical Checkup, Study Says

During a future visit to your dentist, it might not be only your teeth that are checked out.

A new study shows that 20 million Americans each year see a dentist but not a general health care provider. The finding suggests dental offices could be good places to screen patients for chronic health problems. By asking their patients a few questions or administering quick health test, dentists could identify those who are at risk for diseases such as diabetes.

“The dental office might be a really good venue for identifying or screening for diseases. The dentist, in turn, could refer patients to a primary care provider for further workup,” said Shiela Strauss, a professor at New York University College of Nursing who was lead author of the study.

The results are published today (Dec. 15) in the American Journal of Public Health.

Annual office visits

Strauss spearheaded the study of Americans’ medical appointments while researching ways to detect undiagnosed cases of diabetes. The American Diabetes Association estimates 7 million Americans have undiagnosed diabetes, and 79 million others have prediabetes, which can advance to diabetes when left untreated.

People with diabetes are at higher risk than the general population for gum diseases, and Strauss said she thought this might mean that patients with undiagnosed diabetes at least would be seeing their dentists.

Strauss and her colleagues used data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ 2008 National Health Interview Survey, which questioned people about their health care habits. They chose a subsample of 31,262 adults and children.

Among adults surveyed, one quarter did not see a primary care provider. But of that group, one quarter  visited a dental office.

Among children, a similar percentage missed out on primary care, but a third of those saw a dentist.

Projected nationally, that would mean 7 million children and 13 million adults saw only a dentist, the study said. The vast majority of them had some form of health insurance, suggesting money was not a barrier.

Strauss said along with diabetes, dentists also might screen people for obesity, high blood pressure and substance abuse.

“This isn’t about diagnosis,” she said. “This screening could be as simple as the patient completing a questionnaire in the dentist’s office,” and the dentist recommending the patient see his or her primary care provider.

Getting dentists onboard

Getting dentists to screen patients for such health conditions might not be easy. “The dental world and the medical world are separated by a fairly large chasm right now,” said Andrei Barasch, chairman of dental medicine at Winthrop University Hospital in New York.

But Barasch, like Strauss, thinks this chasm should be closed. “This paper will be a boon to our case, simply because it’s evidence as to how much help dentists could provide. We’re talking about millions of people here,” Barasch said. “Diseases could be detected earlier; patients could be brought into the medical system earlier.”

Barasch acknowledged there are barriers to bringing screening programs to dental offices. Dental education has changed little over the past decades, and instructors are hesitant to add courses that seem off-topic to oral health, he said. Moreover, insurance companies don’t reimburse dentists for the extra time they spend screening patients’ general health. Both these tendencies need to change, he says.

“The sooner we can have data to prove that the dental office is a suitable health care setting for detecting disease, the sooner we can overcome these barriers,” said Barasch, who has been leading a study on administering blood sugar tests in dental offices to screen for diabetes. His results, which he said could build a stronger case for such tests by dentists, are forthcoming.

Pass it on: Screening patients for chronic health problems at the dentist’s office could catch diseases early and be a boon to public health.

Follow MyHealthNewsDaily on Twitter @MyHealth_MHND

  • 8 Tips for Healthy Aging
  • 7 Weirdest Medical Conditions
  • Cheers! Red Wine, Cranberries Are Good for Your Teeth
Maria-Cakehealth
Maria Bauer

Maria is our expert for medicine, fitness and general health. Her contributions are particularly convincing through completeness, accuracy and her own personal experience. Maria also writes for other health magazines, which has enabled her to build up her expert status.

Leave Comment

or cancel reply

Suche
Beliebte Beiträge
  • 7 Ways Alcohol Affects Your Health
    • 18. February 2021
    • 0
  • For Women, Sex May Be Improved by ‘Mindfulness Meditation’
    • 18. February 2021
    • 0
  • Autistic Brain Excels at Recognizing Patterns
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Swine Flu May Cause Baldness
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Dogs’ Contagious Cancer Cells May Survive By Theft
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Are You Sitting Down? If You’re a College Senior, Probably
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • New Test May Screen Donated Blood for Fatal Disease-Causing Proteins
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Exercise Can’t Undo the Damage of Too Much Screen Time
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Melanoma Drug Shrinks Tumors, Study Finds
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Co-Conspirator Cells Contribute to Skin Cancer
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • YouTube May Help Elderly Dementia Patients
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Brain Functioning Decline Higher in Southern ‘Stroke Belt’
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • 8 Tips for Healthy Aging
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Alzheimer’s Vs. Normal Aging: How to Tell the Difference
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Soy Compounds May Cut Risk of Some Breast Cancers
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Estrogen May Curb Breast Cancer As Well As Promote It
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Flu Season Worse Than Usual
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Most Young Flu Victims Had Not Been Vaccinated, Fatality Report Says
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Indoor Tanners Use Beds Despite Boosting Skin Cancer Risk
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Gene Therapy May Ease Tremors in Parkinson’s Patients
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Alzheimer’s Often Misdiagnosed Until Later On
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • In Trauma Patients, Steroids May Reduce Pneumonia Risk
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Will USDA’s New ‘Plate’ Icon Make a Difference in American Diets?
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Can Changing Your Diet Decrease Your Risk of Alzheimer’s?
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Preventive Measures Against Alzheimer’s Still Uncertain, Report Finds
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Exercise During Pregnancy Benefits Baby’s Heart
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Hypertension Death Rate Drops, But Fatalities Still High
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • More Years of Schooling Have Healthful Effect on Blood Pressure
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Heavy Beer Drinkers Increase Their Gastric Cancer Risk
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Weight Gain: How Food Actually Puts on Pounds
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Want a Smaller Waist? Take More Breaks From Sitting
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • New Rules on Vitamin D and Calcium: Most People Get Enough
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • For Melanoma Patients, Arthritis Drug Could Treat Disease
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Brain Overgrowth in Tots Is Linked to Autism
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Airborne Mad Cow Disease Possible, But Unlikely
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Most High School Kids Don’t Get Enough Exercise, CDC Reports
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Is the 17 Day Diet Just Another Weight-Loss Gimmick?
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Lead Exposure May Delay Puberty in Girls
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • The Healthy Geezer: Does Mercury Cause Cancer?
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • 11% of Infants Born Preterm Worldwide
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Preterm Births
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • More Money and No Dad Could Mean Early Puberty in Girls
    • 9. February 2021
    • 0
  • Too Little or Too Much Sleep May Raise Heart, Stroke Risks
    • 8. February 2021
    • 0
  • Relapse Common for Teens Who Overcome Depression
    • 8. February 2021
    • 0
  • Repeated Miscarriages May Increase Women’s Heart Attack Risk
    • 8. February 2021
    • 0
  • Earlier Detection of Dangerous Ectopic Pregnancies Possible with New Marker
    • 8. February 2021
    • 0
  • It’s in the Blood: New Hope for Detecting Schizophrenia
    • 8. February 2021
    • 0
  • Alcohol Abuse May Lead to Marriage Postponement, Separation
    • 8. February 2021
    • 0
  • Marriage Trouble Could Mean Poor Sleep for Baby
    • 8. February 2021
    • 0
  • Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Memory
    • 8. February 2021
    • 0

Copyright © 2020 by cakehealth.com

Impressum|Data Protection | Sitemap EN|Sitemap DE