Working Across Medical – Dental Professional Boundaries in the Management of Diabetes or Why Physicians (and other Providers) and Dentists Need to Work Together even if They are not Spouses Betsy Rodriguez MSN, CDE ( [email protected]) Deputy Director NDEP CDC Division of Diabetes Translation The findings and conclusions of this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily represent views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Working Across Medical – Dental Professional Boundaries in the
Management of Diabetes or Why Physicians (and other Providers) and
Dentists Need to Work Together even if They are not Spouses
Incorporating oral health into team care for diabetes prevention and lifelong
management
• By monitoring any oral infections that affect your gums and jaw, the dentist may help detect signs of early onset diabetes.
Oral health problems associated with diabetes:
– Tooth decay
– Gum disease
– Dry mouth
– Fungal infections
– Lesions in the mouth
– Taste impairment
– Infection
– Delayed healing
Diabetes as a Risk Factor forPeriodontal Disease
In people with type 1 or type 2:
• Poor glycemic control results in more severe periodontitis than
those with good control
• May develop periodontal disease sooner
• More frequent and advanced attachment and bone loss may
occur with longer duration of the disease
• Children with diabetes have more gingivitis
AAP Position Paper, 2000
National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2005
Periodontal Infection & Diabetes
• Emerging evidence shows that the periodontal infection may effect:– Glycemic control
– Incidence and severity of some diabetic complications• Cardiovascular• Renal
Periodontal disease in diabetic patients
1) increased incidence of periodontal abscesses
2) increase gingival inflammatory reaction to
plaque
3) increase risk of periodontal disease 2.8 to 3.4
increase
4) increase severity and rate of destruction.
• There is a greater increase risk for diabetic patients to develop periodontal abscesses due to increased gingival reaction to plaque and increased risk of periodontal disease. The arrow points to the abscess
• Poor diabetic control and length of time increase risk of periodontal breakdown and increase chances of poor response to therapy.
“Periodontal diseases...
• are serious infections that, left untreated, can lead to tooth loss. Periodontal bacteria can enter the bloodstream and travel to major organs...Research is suggesting that this may:
• Contribute to the development of heart disease, the nation’s leading cause of death.
• Increase the risk of stroke.
• Increase a woman’s chance of having a preterm, low-birthweight baby.
• Pose a serious threat to people whose health is compromised by diabetes, respiratory diseases, or osteoporosis.”
American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) web site
• This unique interrelationship between periodontal diseases and systemic diseases and conditions compels dentistry to establish and maintain a “team care” program for the patients treated.
Team care
• Integrates the skills of different healthcare professionals with those of the patient into a comprehensive, lifelong, periodontal disease-management program.
The need for a better system
• To achieve the best control of periodontal diseases, treatment must be as follows:
•continuous, not irregular;
•proactive, not reactive;
•planned, not sporadic; and
•patient centered rather than provider centered
Oral Health Providers
• Alone could not possibly treat all patients. It is clear that effective treatment of
periodontal diseases requires: the 4 Cs• Communication
• Cooperation
• Collaboration among all members of the team
• Coordination of care
A multidisciplinary team
• Brings together the particular skills, knowledge, and experience of several dental healthcare professionals and other health care providers to establish and maintain the periodontal health of its patients.
• Coordination of care presents many challenges when delivered by multiple providers in a variety of settings.
Team Care Guide Now Available!Www.YourDiabetesInfo.org/TeamCare
• Developed by the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
• NDEP is a joint partnership of the NIH, the CDC, and more than 200 partner organizations
The Need for Team Care
• Diabetes management requires expertise from many disciplines for optimal care
• Team care is integral to health care reform initiatives such as the Medical Home
• Demonstration projects are assessing new payment structures with positive results
• Improved quality and costs for diabetes care
Benefits of Team Care
– reduced risk factors for diabetes
– improved diabetes management
– lowered risk for complications
– efficient patient education
– improved glycemic control
– increased patient follow-up
– higher patient satisfaction
– improved quality of life
– reduced hospitalizations
– decreased health care costs
Purpose & Topics of the Team Care Guide
• Purpose: To provide a practical resource to help health care professionals and organizations implement collaborative, multidisciplinary team care for adults and children with diabetes in a variety of settings
• Topics: – Chronic Disease & the Health Care Delivery System
– What Makes a Successful Team?
– Nontraditional Team Care Approaches
– Payment & Cost-Effectiveness Data for Diabetes Education & Services
– Collaborative Care in Practice
– Real-World Case Studies
– Appendices
– Related Resources and References
Team Care Content Advisory Group• W. Lee Ball, Jr., O.D., F.A.A.O. of the American Optometric
Association • Mary Jo Goolsby, Ed.D., M.S.N., N.P-C, F.A.A.N.P. of the
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners • Amy Nicholas, Pharm.D. of the American Pharmacists
Association • Amparo Gonzalez, R.N., C.D.E., F.A.A.D.E. of the
American Association of Diabetes Educators• M. Sue Kirkman, M.D. of the American Diabetes
Association• Patti Urbanski, M.Ed., R.D., L.D., C.D.E. of the American
Dietetic Association
The Basics of Team Care• Select a key person to coordinate
• Vary team according to patients’ needs/load, organizational constraints, resources, clinical setting, geographic location and professional skills
• Augment team with community resources and support
• Expand access to team care via nontraditional approaches
What Makes a Successful Team?• Commitment/support of
organizational leadership
• Active patient and health care professional participation
• Information tracking system
• Adequate resources
• Payment mechanisms for team care services
• Coordinated communication system
• Documentation and evaluation of outcomes and adjustment of services
Helpful Materials• Appendices:
– Stratifying Care According to Patient Population Needs
– Scope of Practice for Diabetes Educators & Board-Certified Advanced Diabetes Management Practitioners
– Quality Improvement Indicators for Diabetes Care– Medicare for People with Diabetes
• Related resources from 17 NDEP partners • 109 useful references
TM
1. Healthy eating
2. Being active
3. Monitoring
4. Taking medication
5. Problem-solving
6. Healthy coping
7. Reducing risks
The AADE7 tools– help with goal setting and patient behavior
change tracking,– help set benchmarks,– assess outcomes,– demonstrate the influence of DE on diabetes
control, – offer a framework for data compilation and
research,– advance best practices in DE,
• Preliminary analysis of AADE7 data indicates that Diabetes Educators need to focus more on coping and problem solving behaviors.
Patient Education Principles
• Inform patient that periodontal infection may make it difficult to control diabetes and conversely, that poor diabetic control may increase susceptibility to infection
• Patients who have diabetes should know that they may be more likely to get gum infections and that the infection may take longer to heal. Untreated infection may lead to loss of teeth.
Prevention
• Good glucose control
• Local factors: smoking, dentures, may promote candida
• Try to preserve natural dentition
• Plaque and calculus removal
• F/U every 6 months
Resources: National Diabetes Education Program
Awareness Campaigns
Special Populations
Community Interventions
Partnership Network
Health Systems
A joint initiative of CDC and NIH
What are we?What do we do?Why do we do it?
NDEP Structure and Goals
• Joint initiative of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Formed after evidence showed that better glucose control translated into fewer complications
• Public and private partnerships to improve diabetes treatment and outcomes
• Increased public awareness of the seriousness of diabetes, its risk factors, and strategies for preventing diabetic complications
• Partnership with over 200 others:– State Diabetes
Prevention and Control Programs
– Professional organizations
– Businesses– Groups with a high
burden of diabetes or at increased risk for developing diabetes)
– IDF, PAHO
Overarching Program Messages
• Diabetes is serious, common, costly, yet controllable and preventable.
• Control Your Diabetes. For Life.
• Be Smart About Your Heart.
• Control the ABCs of Diabetes: A1C, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Smoking
• Diabetes Prevention Program message: Small Steps, Big Reward
NDEP’s Control Your Diabetes. For
Life. Campaign
NDEP Campaign Materials: Control & Prevention
PPOD is NOT a Vegetable: A CDC Resource
What is a PPOD?
• Something healthy that goes with beef or chicken
• Endamame
• Something that promotes health like a workgroup of NDEP