Implementation of integrated care for type 2 diabetes Mellitus and Periodontitis in Germany: study protocol for a practice-based and cluster-randomized trial

• Main Authors: Patrick Hennrich (Author), Annika Queder (Author), Attila Altiner (Author), Sinclair Awounvo (Author), Jan Dyczmons (Author), Julian Eigendorf (Author), Stella Erdmann (Author), Thomas Grobe (Author), Andreas Gutscher (Author), Nicole Herzig (Author), Søren Jepsen (Author), Nadja Kairies-Schwarz (Author), Olivier Kalmus (Author), Fabian Kliemannel (Author), Sara Santos (Author), Patrizio Vanella (Author), Michel Wensing (Author), Stefan Wilm (Author), Stefan Listl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and periodontitis share common risk factors and influence one another. However, primary care and oral health care continue to operate separate from each other and fail to synchronize care for patients with T2DM and periodontitis. The purpose of thi...