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The Role of Nutrition in Dental Caries

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AGD Subject Code: 010

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Discuss the relationship between dietary factors and their impact on oral pH levels and demineralization.
  2. Identify the role of oral bacteria in the development of dental caries and how their activity is influenced by dietary choices.
  3. List practical approaches for assessing patients’ dietary habits, providing nutritional counseling, and using tools to promote oral health and prevent dental caries.

This course was published in the April/May 2024 issue and expires May 2027. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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Heather Tuthill, MPH, BSDH, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry in Richmond, where she is the senior dental hygiene clinical coordinator and the course director for nutrition, dental public health, and the senior clinical courses. Tuthill’s research interests include nutrition, community dental health, and intraprofessional collaboration. She is also president of the Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association. Tuthill can be reached at hmtuthill@vcu.edu.


Kimberly Lintag-Nguyen, EdD, MSDH, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry where she serves as the committee chair for the Dental Hygiene Curriculum Management Committee. She also directs courses on infection and immunity, dental materials, and dental hygiene theory II, III, and IV. Teaching both junior and seniors in preclinical and clinical courses, Lintag-Nguyen’s research interests include patient and clinician health and safety, radiology, and student engagement. She is a member of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s Peer Review Panel. Lintag-Nguyen can be reached at lintagkb@vcu.edu.


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