<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><article><front><Journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type='publisher'>DJ/184/2026</journal-id><journal-title >Enviro Dental Journal</journal-title><issn pub-type='PPub'>0125-888</issn><issn pub-type='ePub'>0125-895</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Enviro Research Publishers</publisher-name></publisher></Journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type='other'>cwe-31-33-000</article-id><title-group><article-title><p>Role of Chairside Screening for Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose, and Related Indicators in Integrating Primary Care and Dentistry: A Narrative Review</p></article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname>Upadhyaya</surname><given-names>Aparnaa </given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff001'><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff002'><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname>Brown</surname><given-names>Jacqueline </given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff001'><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff002'><sup>2</sup></xref><xref ref-type='corresp' rid='cor001'>*</xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id='aff002'><sup>2</sup><instname>University of Tennessee Health Science Center</instname>,<deptname>Department of General Dentistry</deptname>, <instaddress>College of Dentistry</instaddress>, <instcity>Memphis</instcity>, <instcountry>USA</instcountry>.</aff><pub-date pub-type='ppub'><publicationDate></publicationDate></pub-date><volume>  Volume 8</volume><issue>Issue 2</issue><abstract><title>Abstract</title><p><p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Chairside screening in dental settings is&nbsp;emerging&nbsp;as a practical strategy for strengthening integration between oral health services and primary care. Many patients attend dental visits more regularly than medical visits, creating opportunities for opportunistic detection of undiagnosed or poorly controlled chronic conditions such as hypertension and&nbsp;dysglycemia. Evidence from dental clinics, public systems, and safety-net settings suggests that blood pressure screening and chairside glycemic testing can&nbsp;identify&nbsp;previously unrecognized risk, are&nbsp;generally acceptable&nbsp;to patients, and can trigger referral to primary care when supported by clear workflows. This review summarizes the rationale, current evidence, implementation models, barriers, and policy implications of chairside testing for blood pressure, blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and selected related indicators in dental practice. It argues that targeted screening in dental care should not be viewed as a shift away from dentistry, but as an extension of whole-person, risk-based oral healthcare.</p></p></abstract><kwd-group><title>Keywords</title><kwd>Blood Pressure</kwd><kwd> Chairside Screening</kwd><kwd> Dentistry</kwd><kwd> Diabetes Mellitus</kwd><kwd> HbA1c</kwd><kwd> Hypertension</kwd><kwd> Medical–Dental Integration</kwd><kwd> Oral-Systemic Health</kwd><kwd> Preventive Dentistry</kwd><kwd> Primary Care</kwd></kwd-group><counts><ref-count count='' /><page-count count='' /></counts></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title></ref-list></back></article>