Dynamic Dental Educators
4522 West Village Dr, #144, Tampa, FL 33624
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Eating for a Healthy Mouth
Course Objectives For Course Number 5033
Dynamic Dental Educators designates this activity for 4 continuing education credits.
Upon completing this course, the dental professional should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- Reviewed 05/01/22 Expires 05/31/25
- Review the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and compare and contrast the food groups as categorized by the USDA.
- Define the six classes of nutrients: carbohydrates, protein, fats, water, vitamins and minerals, and the role they play in nutrition.
- Identify the function of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants and their recommended dietary intake.
- Assess nutritional aspects of dental caries, their causes, and prevention.
- Recognize specific nutrient requirements for stages of the human lifecycle.
- Recognize the relationship between overnutrition and obesity.
- Guide the patient to clarify and understand his or her own diet-dental relationship.
- Apply basic nutritional concepts to help patients with nutritional problems.
Authors: Diane Vernetti-Callahan, RDH, BS; Lindsay Goddard, Dietician, MS; Jessica Greene, M.A.