CDC collaborations related to periodontal disease and diabetes

The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is a joint program of the CDC and the NIH (National Institutes of Health). The CDC regularly collaborates with a workgroup within NDEP called PPOD (Pharmacy, Podiatry, Optometry, and Dental Professionals). PPOD develops and promotes materials to educate patients and fellow dental professionals on the disease and how to prevent a major complication that often results from having diabetes—periodontal disease.

Available educational materials for dental professionals include:

• Working Together to Manage Diabetes: A Guide for Pharmacists, Podiatrists, Optometrists, and Dental Professionals, 2007
• Diabetes Medication Supplement, 2007
• Working Together Poster (English version)
• Working Together Poster (Spanish version)

Content source: Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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