Document Type
Article
Disciplines
3. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, Dentistry, oral surgery and medicine, Nutrition, Dietetics, Public and environmental health
Abstract
Although it is generally acknowledged that nutrition should be a core subject in curricula, most dental programmes do not specifically include nutrition education.1–5 The rationale for improving the nutrition education of dental students is supported by the multidirectional and synergistic relationship between nutrition and oral health.6,7 As highlighted recently, achieving a population-wide reduction in free sugar consumption has now become a central tenet for public health authorities and professional healthcare workers globally.8 However, dentists do not have the confidence or competencies to assess or deliver appropriate dietary interventions.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12822. Epub 2022 May 27.
Recommended Citation
Crowe, Michael; O'Sullivan, Michael; Winning, Lewis; Cassetti, Oscar; O'Connell, Brian; O'Sullivan, Aifric; Gibney, Eileen; Doyle, Suzanne; Bennett, Annemarie; and Moynihan, Paula, "Implementation of a Food Science and Nutrition Module in a Dental Undergraduate Curriculum" (2023). Articles. 356.
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/scschbioart/356
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This research received no external funding
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Publication Details
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35582770/
doi: 10.1111/eje.12822. Epub 2022 May 27.