Abstract
Objectives: Most Americans see dentists at least once a year. Chair-side screening
and referral may improve diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes. In this study, we
developed amultivariatemodel to screen for dysglycemia (prediabetes and diabetes
defined as HbA1c ≥5.7 percent) using information readily available to dentists and
assessed the prevalence of dysglycemia in general dental practices.