%0 Journal Article %A Karen B. Williams %T Periodontal Disease and Type 2 Diabetes %D 2009 %J American Dental Hygienists Association %P 8-44 %V 83 %N 1 %X The purpose of Linking Research to Clinical Practice is to present evidence-based information to clinical dental hygienists so that they can make informed decisions regarding patient treatment and recommendations. Each issue will feature a different topic area of importance to clinical dental hygienists with A BOTTOM LINE to translate the research findings into clinical application. %U https://jdh.adha.org/content/jdenthyg/83/1/8.full.pdf