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tickle1ston Oct 31, 2010 10:58pm
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RE: Look at this market for Ufit
RE: Look at this market for UfitDentistry....how important is knowing the health of a dental patient??
Diabetes and Dental Management
The possibility of a hypoglycemic shock due to the use of local anesthetics with epinephrine is high. Identifying an undiagnosed diabetic gives the dental professional an option to use epinephrine-free drugs.
Howlikely is the dental professional to meet an undiagnosed diabetic?Given that 2 out 100 patients fall into this category and 20 out of a100 are prediabetics the likelihood of treating a high blood glucoseat-risk patient is high on any given day.
Sincethere is risk of hypoglycemic event during dental procedure in patientson insulin; non-invasive, continuous blood glucose monitoring alsobenefits those individuals with known diabetes.
Surgicalwound infections and poor wound healing are common in patients withpoorly controlled diabetes. Antibiotic prophylaxis may be indicated fordiabetic patients undergoing extensive surgical procedures.
Wouldn’t you want to know if your patients are diabetic even if they don’t?
It seems that the Ufit-ten 20 is the answer.