TY - JOUR T1 - Periodontal Disease and Type 2 Diabetes JF - American Dental Hygienists Association JO - J Dent Hyg SP - 8 LP - 44 VL - 83 IS - 1 AU - Karen B. Williams Y1 - 2009/12/01 UR - http://jdh.adha.org/content/83/1/8.abstract N2 - 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. ER -