Dentist’s Office May Be A Good Place To Screen People For Diabetes.

research published in the American Journal of Public Health suggests that “the dentist’s office may be a good place to screen people for diabetes.” The research, which involved more than 400 “dental patients, found that blood collected from the mouth during dental procedures was 99 percent as accurate for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing as finger-prick blood samples.” http://consumer.healthday.com/dental-and-oral-information-9/misc-dental-problem-news-174/get-checked-for-diabetes-while-getting-your-teeth-cleaned-696777.html