The dental hygienist's guide to nutritional care / Cynthia A. Stegeman, RDH, EdD, RDN, LD, CDE, Ohio Delegate to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, Judi Ratliff Davis, MS, RDN, Former Quality Assurance Nutrition Consultant, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas.
Nutritional assessment and education for dental patients. Overview of healthy eating habits ; Concepts in biochemistry ; The alimentary canal: digestion and absorption ; Carbohydrate: the efficient fuel ; Protein: the cellular foundation ; Lipids: the condensed energy ; Use of the energy nutrients: metabolism and balance ; Vitamins required for calcified structures ; Minerals essential for calcified structures ; Nutrients present in calcified structures ; Vitamins required for oral soft tissues and salivary glands ; Fluids and minerals required for oral soft tissues and salivary glands -- Application of nutrition principles. Nutritional requirements affecting oral health in women ; Nutritional requirements during growth and development and eating habits affecting oral health ; Nutritional requirements for older adults and eating habits affecting oral health ; Food factors affecting health ; Effects of systemic disease on nutritional status and oral health -- Nutritional aspects of oral health. Nutritional aspects of dental caries: causes, prevention, and treatment ; Nutritional aspects of gingivitis and periodontal disease ; Nutritional aspects of alterations in the oral cavity ; Nutritional assessment and education for dental patients.
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Resource added for the Dental Hygienist program 105081 and Dental Assistant program 315081.
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