Douglass Chester W, Shanmugham Jayapriyaa R
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2012 Oct;56(4):699-730. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2012.07.002.
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.
美国人口正在迅速老龄化，随着人口增长和老龄化，慢性病的患病率将会上升。慢性病的管理将给初级保健提供者带来越来越大的负担。本文指出，牙医可能需要为自己的牙科患者监测慢性病并控制风险因素（即提供初级保健）。
