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Review
. 2012 Oct;56(4):699-730.
doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2012.07.002.

Primary care, the dental profession, and the prevalence of chronic diseases in the United States

Chester W Douglass  1 , Jayapriyaa R Shanmugham
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Review

Primary care, the dental profession, and the prevalence of chronic diseases in the United States

Chester W Douglass et al. Dent Clin North Am. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

The population of the United States is aging rapidly, and the prevalence of chronic diseases will increase as the population grows and ages. The management of chronic illnesses will become an increasing burden for primary care providers. This article suggests that dentists may need to monitor chronic disease and control the risk factors (ie, provide primary care) for their own dental patients.

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