Observational study of selective screening for prediabetes and diabetes in a real-world setting: an interprofessional collaboration method between public dental services and primary health care in Sweden

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 170 - 177
• Main Authors: Harcke, Katri, Lindunger, Anders, Kollinius, Erik, Gebreslassie, Mihretab, Ugarph Morawski, Anna, Nylén, Charlotta, Peterson, Magnus, Yucel-Lindberg, Tülay, Östenson, Claes-Göran, Skott, Pia, Saleh Stattin, Nouha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis LLC 2024; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Caries; Clinical medicine; Collaboration; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus type 2; Glucose; Health status; Interagency collaboration; Interdisciplinary aspects; Medical history; Medical screening; noncommunicable disease; Observational studies; oral health; periodontitis; prediabetic state; Primary care; primary health care; Risk assessment; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Undiagnosed; Sweden; oral health; primary health care; prediabetic state; noncommunicable disease; Diabetes mellitus type 2; periodontitis

Describe a method in a real-world setting to identify persons with undiagnosed prediabetes and type 2 diabetes through an interprofessional collaboration between Public Dental Services and Primary Health Care in Regions Stockholm. A descriptive observational study. The study was conducted at seven s...