Integrating Dental Care into Diabetes Group Visits

1. Stakeholders

1.1. Primary Care Physicians

1.2. Nutritionists

1.3. Nurses

1.4. Social Workers

1.5. Dental Residents

1.6. Community Members

2. Education

2.1. Patient Awareness of Diabetes

2.2. Interplay of Diabetes and Dental Health

2.3. Exercise & Diet

2.3.1. Healthy Choices

2.3.2. Community-Based Activities

2.4. Complications of Poor Diabetic Control

2.4.1. Cardiovascular

2.4.2. Optical

2.4.3. Neuropathy

2.4.4. Podiatry

2.4.5. Renal Function

2.5. Prevention & General Well Being

2.5.1. Screenings

2.5.2. Problem Solving

2.5.3. Diabetes and Comorbidities

3. Training

3.1. Curriculum Development for Dental Residents

3.1.1. Individual Modules Surrounding Key Topics

3.1.2. Applicable for Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes

3.2. Multiple Training Sessions

3.2.1. Emphasis on Experiential Learning

3.3. Cross Training

3.3.1. Dental Residents

3.3.1.1. Markers of Dental Health + Prediabetes

3.3.1.2. How to Facilitate Group Visits

3.3.1.3. Diabetic Complications

3.3.2. Primary Care Providers

3.3.2.1. Relationship Between Dental Health and Diabetes

4. Innovation

4.1. Integrated Care

4.1.1. Oral Health in Group Visits

4.1.2. Treatment

4.1.3. Screenings for Periodontal Disease

4.2. Cross-Training

4.2.1. Dental Residents