Other studies have shown that patients with diabetes are significantly less likely than those without diabetes to have seen a dentist within the past year.

The problem is huge. We had four or five referrals of gestational diabetes yesterday. We're seeing probably a third more than we did seven years ago, when we started.

This was due to a perceived lack of need, so clearly it's important that physicians and dentists and their patients with diabetes learn that they need to focus extra attention on oral health.

The longer we go without putting a shunt in, the less likely she'll need one. We're cautiously optimistic.

Studies indicate that these children are more susceptible to advertising and even less likely to understand the purpose of this advertising.

We have to extrapolate from those [Asian] studies, bearing in mind that our patients might make more acid and might need better suppression.