Nutrition for Dental Health. a Guide for the Dental Professional

Description

Reflecting significant changes in the industry and the latest research in the field, this fully updated 3rd Edition of Rebecca Sroda’s Nutrition for Dental Health provides dental hygiene and dental assisting students up-to-date, easy-to-understandcoverage of basic nutrition and diet information with an emphasis on the relationship of nutrition and diet to oral health. 
 
Now in vibrant full color, this accessible and student-friendly 3rd Edition features up-to-date, evidence-based content, new practice-focused features, outstanding end-of-chapter and online learning tools, and enhanced instructors resources.

• New Videos on Chairside Counseling, filmed by the author, bring to life the how-to’s of patient counseling. One of the chairside counseling videos will be available in Spanish.
• New chapter on Complimentary Nutritive Therapiesintroduces students to alternative ways that patients prevent and treat their oral concerns using everyday nutritive remedies.
• New instructor resources; includeVoice-over PowerPoint Presentations,Critical Thinking Activities,and a downloadable Comprehensive Patient Forms Booklet.
• New and revised end-of-chapter learning aids—including self-assessment exercises, correlations of content to everyday life, Practice for Patientsboxes featuring  case studies with questions, and up-to-date web resources—encouragecritical thinking and help students master the content,
• New student ancillaries,including Chairside Counseling videos, electronic flashcards, and a Chairside Counselingquick reference card, provide opportunities for interactive review and practice.
• MyPlate (and MiPlato) coveragereplaces the 3rd Edition’s Food Pyramid to align with the latest USDA recommendations on encouraging lifelong healthy eating behaviors.
• Evidence-based researchsupports content and ensures the currency and accuracy of the book’s coverage.
• A new full-color design and art programincludes graphics, illustrations, and photos to engage today’s extremely visual learner.
• New content on the relationship between nutrition and periodontal/oral diseasein Chapter 3 is written/contributed by, best-selling author Jill Gehrig.
• Current information on vitamins and mineralsdemonstrates their effect on oral disease.
• New co-author: Registered DieticianTonia Reinhard gives a dietician’s perspective, solidifying the scientific aspect of the book.
• Food for Thoughtboxes provide interesting, real-life, need-to-know information.
• An entire unit (Part VI) dedicated to nutritional counselingprepares students for a key role of practicing dental hygienists.
• A friendly look and tonethroughout the book draws students in and make the subject of nutrition interesting and lively.
• Nutrients-at-a-Glancecharts contain common categories of information to help students organize and compare major nutrients and herbs. Charts can be found in the appendix.