Diabetes Care From The Dental Chair, sponsored by Corsodyl, outlines the INDICATE-2 study (Introducing Diabetes Checks in the Dental Setting), a major UK initiative led by the University of Birmingham and funded by Haleon.
The study establishes a care pathway for dental teams across 50 practices to screen routine patients for diabetes and pre-diabetes using blood tests and the DDS score (Diabetes Risk in Dentistry Score). Because people often visit the dentist when they feel healthy rather than sick, dental chairs present a unique “cold face” opportunity to diagnose conditions early.
Watch Episode 1 via The Probe’s YouTube channel:
Also available on Spotify:
The series gathers insights from the following prominent health leaders, researchers, and frontline professionals:
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Professor Iain Chapple – Key lead researcher instrumental in bringing the study to life at the University of Birmingham.
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Dr. Zehra Yonel – Clinical researcher from the University of Birmingham who coordinates the practice-based network.
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Jason Wong – Chief Dental Officer for England.
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Dr. Nigel Carter – Former Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation.
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Abbi Castle – Lead Community Care Coordinator at OBEX Dental (sharing Frontline primary care team perspectives).
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Adam Sisson – Vice President and Head of Oral Health Research at Haleon.
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Anne – A patient who was successfully diagnosed with type 2 diabetes directly from a dental screening test.
Missed the series so far? Watch episode 1 here:
