SynthesisGlobal health action2022
Effectiveness of oral health promotion interventions for people with type 2 diabetes delivered by non-dental health care professionals: a systematic review.
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- Evidence-based summary and clinical practice suggestions of health education for diabetes mellitus with periodontitis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Association between prediabetes and periodontitis: a meta-analysis of observational studies with multivariate analysis.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2025Pooled it
- Development and preliminary evaluation of an oral health training program for diabetes educators: a quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Engaging community health workers to promote oral health for people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Nepal: a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- An Update on the Interdisciplinary Dental Care Approach for Geriatric Diabetic Patients.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundOral health problems among people with diabetes mellitus are an emerging public health problem. Despite the rising concerns of oral health and diabetes mellitus comorbidity, there is a lack of dental health care professionals such as dentists, to address this problem, especially at the primary care level in low- and middle-income countries.
objectiveThis review systematically synthesizes the current evidence in terms of the involvement of non-dental health care professionals in promoting oral health among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus and assessed the effectiveness of such programs.
methodsSix electronic databases (CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus) and Google Scholar were systematically searched. The inclusion criteria were: 1) had an intervention promoting oral health; 2) targeted but not limited to people with type 2 diabetes mellitus; 3) intervention led but not limited to by non-dental health care professionals; 4) published in English language between January 2000 and July 2021. This review was registered in PROSPERO (#CRD42021248213).
resultsA total of five studies from four countries (Finland, Thailand, Iran, and the Netherlands) met the inclusion criteria. The interventions included oral health education, a dental care reminder system, and the implementation of oral health care protocols in general practices, all of which were mainly implemented by nurses. All interventions improved clinical outcomes, including decreased probing depth, attachment loss, and plaque index scores, and non-clinical outcomes such as enhanced knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Three studies also reported an improvement in diabetes mellitus outcomes.
conclusionThis review suggests that non-dental health care professionals play a promising role in promoting oral health among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Our findings support the potential for integrating oral health promotion programs in primary health care, as such programs could bring better oral health and diabetes mellitus outcomes.
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