PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Williams, Karen B. TI - Periodontal Disease and Type 2 Diabetes DP - 2009 Dec 01 TA - American Dental Hygienists Association PG - 8--44 VI - 83 IP - 1 4099 - http://jdh.adha.org/content/83/1/8.short 4100 - http://jdh.adha.org/content/83/1/8.full SO - J Dent Hyg2009 Dec 01; 83 AB - 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.