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Vidya Sankar, DMD, MHS

Dr. Sankar received her DMD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Rutgers School of Dental Medicine) in 1994. She did a General Practice Residency and was Staff Dentist in the Infectious Disease Clinic at UMDNJ. After a few years of private practice in New Jersey, Dr. Sankar then went on to earned her Certificate in Oral Medicine from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), Bethesda, Maryland in 2001. She is certified by the American Board of Oral Medicine. During her 6 years at NIDCR, she was a recipient of the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation Fellowship, was involved with several clinical trials and investigations at the Sjögren’s Syndrome Clinic. She received her Masters in Health Science degree from Duke University in 2001.  Dr. Sankar was a tenured Associate Professor and Oral Medicine Clinic Director at University of Texas Health Science School of Dentistry at San Antonio before becoming Clinic Director of the Oral Medicine and Dentistry clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Co-Director of the Oral Medicine and Oncology clinic at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. She is now Division Director for Oral Medicine at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She has professional affiliations with the American Academy of Oral Medicine, the American Board of Oral Medicine, and the American Dental Association.

Screening and Monitoring Blood Pressure in Dental Practice (4th Edition)
Credits: 1.0
AGD Code(s): 130
Non-Participating Provider Fee: $12.00

Approximately half of American adults have high blood pressure, a risk factor for kidney disease, heart attack, stroke and chronic heart failure. The dentist is responsible for several management considerations associated with the hypertensive patient, including identification of those with undiagnosed disease and determination of appropriate management considerations when delivering dental care. This Quality Resource Guide (QRG) is designed to assist the clinician to accurately determine a patient’s blood pressure and apply current contemporary approaches when providing care for the hypertensive patient. It includes the changes detailed in the 2017 Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. And the guidelines from the NHLBI Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC8) are reviewed. A series of easily understood tables may serve as helpful resources for the entire dental office staff.