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Thank You Emily for your vlog, I really enjoyed watching it as it is very concise, clear and easy to listen and understand the Diabetes topic. I find diabetes topic is very important to know about as when I see clients at the AC dental clinic, I tend to forget the oral self instruction with their specific condition. One of the things that should also be considered with this health condition is educating the client about their diet. According to Diabetes Canada, one of the prevention ways to dental problem is educating the client about healthy diet and limiting sugar intakes(DiabetesCanada, 2021).
References: DiabetesCanada. (2021, April). Diabetes and your teeth. DiabetesCanadaWebsite. Retrieved March 31, 2022, from https://diabetes.ca/about-diabetes/stories/diabetes-and-your-teeth
Hi Sumayah, I agree that we should also discuss the client's diet with them because it plays a role in their oral health. One study found that approximate 70% of adults with diabetes reported that health professionals did not provide oral health instructions related to their diabetes (Yuen, 2018). I hope that we all take the time to educate our clients on the oral-systemic link between diabetes and oral health moving forward. Reference Yuen H. K. (2018). Factors associated with additional time dental hygienists spend on educating patients with diabetes. Special care in dentistry: official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 38(5), 313–318. https://doi.org/10.1111/scd.12312
Your vlog topic is a very important topic because diabetes can affect anyone at any stage in their life. From children, pregnant women, and the aging population, there are many people living with this disease. According to the CDHO, more than a quarter of Canadians are living with diabetes or with pre-diabetes (CDHO, 2016). It is important to assess and see how well controlled a client's diabetes is in order to provide the proper oral self-care instruction, interventions, and education. For example, providing tobacco cessation for smokers as tobacco increases the risk of periodontitis and can further complicate their diabetes (ODHA, 2016).
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Thank You Emily for your vlog, I really enjoyed watching it as it is very concise, clear and easy to listen and understand the Diabetes topic. I find diabetes topic is very important to know about as when I see clients at the AC dental clinic, I tend to forget the oral self instruction with their specific condition. One of the things that should also be considered with this health condition is educating the client about their diet. According to Diabetes Canada, one of the prevention ways to dental problem is educating the client about healthy diet and limiting sugar intakes(DiabetesCanada, 2021).
References:
DiabetesCanada. (2021, April). Diabetes and your teeth. DiabetesCanadaWebsite. Retrieved March 31, 2022, from https://diabetes.ca/about-diabetes/stories/diabetes-and-your-teeth
Hi Sumayah, I agree that we should also discuss the client's diet with them because it plays a role in their oral health. One study found that approximate 70% of adults with diabetes reported that health professionals did not provide oral health instructions related to their diabetes (Yuen, 2018). I hope that we all take the time to educate our clients on the oral-systemic link between diabetes and oral health moving forward.
Reference
Yuen H. K. (2018). Factors associated with additional time dental hygienists spend on educating patients with diabetes. Special care in dentistry: official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 38(5), 313–318. https://doi.org/10.1111/scd.12312
Your vlog topic is a very important topic because diabetes can affect anyone at any stage in their life. From children, pregnant women, and the aging population, there are many people living with this disease. According to the CDHO, more than a quarter of Canadians are living with diabetes or with pre-diabetes (CDHO, 2016). It is important to assess and see how well controlled a client's diabetes is in order to provide the proper oral self-care instruction, interventions, and education. For example, providing tobacco cessation for smokers as tobacco increases the risk of periodontitis and can further complicate their diabetes (ODHA, 2016).
Reference
ODHA (2016). Diabetes and Oral Health. Ontario Dental Hygienists Association. https://odha.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/REV-ODHA-Diabetes-15-1.pdf
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