Dental CE Course: Diabetes Mellitus and Dentistry

Summary Course Contents
Diabetic population

- incidence and mortality

Types of diabetes

- Type I (IDDM) and Type II (NIDDM)

- factors: heredity, pancreatic and endocrine disorders, steroids, autoimmune

response, environmental

- distinguishing characteristics

- comparisons

Acute complications

- hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia

Chronic complications

- large vessel disease

- small vessel disease (microangiopathy)

- infections

- vascular system, kidneys, nervous system, eyes, skin, mouth, pregnancy

Diabetic ketoacidosis

- pathophysiology

- signs and symptoms

Dental caries
Periodontitis
Dental treatment of a diabetic patient
References