Standard

Revised: 10/06/06

DHY 212 - Nutrition

Course Description

Familiarizes students with the role of nutrition in the human body with an emphasis on the dental hygienist's role as a nutrition educator. Topics include: nutritional aspects, nutritional disorders, and diet assessment.

Competency Areas	Hours
Nutritional Aspects	Class	2
Nutritional Disorders	D. Lab	0
Diet Assessment	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
	Credit	2

Prerequisite:	None
Corequisite:	none

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.

NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS
Nutrition and dental health	Describe the relationship between nutrition and dental health. Describe specialized nutritional needs. Discuss the interrelationships between diet and exercise.
Biochemistry	Define biochemical aspects of digestion, absorption, and metabolism.
Nutrients	Describe the nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water, vitamins, and minerals.
NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
Nutritional/eating disorders	Describe major nutritional and/or eating disorders, deficiencies, and diseases. Recognize the risks and benefits of alternative food patterns
Oral manifestations	Discuss oral manifestations of eating disorders.
DIET ASSESSMENT
Nutritional assessment	Assess nutritional status of dental patients/self. Determine special diets for dental patients.
Education and counseling	Discuss nutritional education and counseling in the dental setting.

Suggested Resources

Curry, K. & Jaffe, A. (1998). Nutrition and Counseling/Communication Skills. PA: Saunders.

Darby, M. (2002). Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene. (5^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Davis, J. & Stegeman, C. (1998). The Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Nutritional Care. PA: Saunders.

Holum, J. & Olmsted, S. (1995). Elements of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry. (9^th ed.). NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Palmer, C. (2003). Diet and Nutrition in Oral Health. (1^st ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Peckenpaugh, N. (2003). Nutrition Essentials and Diet Theory. MO: Saunders.

Smolin, L. & Grosvenor, M. (2003). Nutrition:Science and Applications. (3^rd ed.) Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Whitney, E., Cataldo, C., & Rolfesl, S. (2002). Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition. (6^th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Wilkins, E. (2005). Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist. (9^th ed.). MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Williams, S. & Schlenker, E. (2003). Essential of Nutrition & Diet Theory. MO: Mosby.

Posted: 11/13/06