Nutrition for a Healthy Mouth

Description

Written specifically for dental hygiene and dental assisting students and practitioners, this text provides a solid foundation in basic nutrition and diet information, emphasizes the relationship of nutrition and diet to oral health, and provides information on nutrition and dietary patient counseling. This Second Edition includes new Food for Thought boxes that facilitate application of chapter topics to the real-life setting. The Special Nutritional Needs chapter has been expanded to include new material on patients with cancer, patients with HIV, homeless patients, and substance abusers.

Table of Contents

Preface

Section I: Introduction

1. Eating 101

Section II: Major Nutrients

2. Carbohydrates
3. Protein
4. Lipids
5. Vitamins
6. Minerals
7. Water
8. Dietary and Herbal Supplements

Section III: Relationship of Nutrition to Oral Disease

9. Diet and Dental Caries
10. Diet, Nutrition, and Periodontal Disease

Section IV: Food Guidelines

11. Choosing Foods Wisely
12. Reading Labels

Section V: Food for Growth

13. Nutrient Needs for Development, Growth, And Maintenance Of Oral Structures
14. Dietary Considerations For The Lifecycle

Section VI: Nutritional Counseling

15. Eating Disorders
16. Nutritional Counseling
17. Nutritional Counseling for Special Patient Groups

Glossary
Index