Attitudes toward monitoring blood pressure and blood sugar at a New York State dental school.

The aim of this retrospective study was to assess dental patient, physician and dental student attitudes toward blood pressure and glycemic monitoring within a dental school environment. The responses of these cohort groups were analyzed by using an Institutional Review Board-approved survey. Physicians and dental students viewed blood pressure monitoring positively, while patients were less enthusiastic. All three groups viewed measuring blood sugar on diabetic patients prior to dental surgery as important, but not on a routine basis.