The Dental Hygienist's Guide to Nutritional Care

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PART I: ORIENTATION TO BASIC NUTRITION: CHAPTER 1: Overview of Healthy Eating Habits: BASIC NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF NUTRIENTS; BASIC CONCEPTS OF NUTRITION; GOVERNMENT NUTRITION CONCERNS; NUTRIENT RECOMMENDATIONS: DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES (DRIs); FOOD GUIDANCE SYSTEMS FOR AMERICANS; DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS; FOOD PYRAMID SYSTEM; OTHER FOOD GUIDES; NUTRITION LABELING. -- CHAPTER 2: The Alimentary Canal: Digestion and Absorption: PHYSIOLOGY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ORAL CAVITY; ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC DIGESTION; SMALL INTESTINE; LARGE INTESTINE. -- CHAPTER 3: Carbohydrate: The Efficient Fuel: CLASSIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES; REQUIREMENTS; SOURCES; HYPER-STATES AND HYPO-STATES; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES. -- CHAPTER 4: Protein: The Cellular Foundation: AMINO ACIDS; CLASSIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES; REQUIREMENTS; SOURCES; UNDERCONSUMPTION AND HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS; OVERCONSUMPTION AND HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS. -- CHAPTER 5: Lipids: The Condensed Energy: CLASSIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHARACTERISTICS OF FATTY ACIDS; COMPOUND LIPIDS; CHOLESTEROL; PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES; DIETARY FATS AND DENTAL HEALTH; DIETARY REQUIREMENTS; SOURCES; OVERCONSUMPTION AND HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS; UNDERCONSUMPTION AND HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS; FAT REPLACERS. -- CHAPTER 6: Utilization of the Energy Nutrients: Metabolism and Balance: METABOLISM; THE ROLE OF THE LIVER; THE ROLE OF THE KIDNEYS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; PROTEIN METABOLISM; LIPID METABOLISM; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; METABOLIC INTERRELATIONSHIPS; METABOLIC ENERGY; BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR): TOTAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY BALANCE. -- CHAPTER 7: Vitamins Required for Calcified Structures: OVERVIEW OF VITAMINS; VITAMIN A (RETINOL, CAROTENE): VITAMIN D (CALCIFEROL): VITAMIN E (TOCOPHEROL): VITAMIN K; VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID). -- CHAPTER 8: Minerals Essential for Calcified Structures: BONE MINERALIZATION AND GROWTH; FORMATION OF TEETH; INTRODUCTION TO MINERALS; CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; MAGNESIUM; FLUORIDE. -- CHAPTER 9: Nutrients Present in Calcified Structures: COPPER; SELENIUM; CHROMIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; ULTRATRACE ELEMENTS. -- CHAPTER 10: Vitamins Required for Oral Soft Tissues and Salivary Glands: PHYSIOLOGY OF SOFT TISSUES; THIAMIN (VITAMIN B1): RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2): NIACIN; VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE): FOLATE/FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B12 (COBALAMIN): PANTOTHENIC ACID; BIOTIN; OTHER VITAMINS. -- CHAPTER 11: Water and Minerals Required for Oral Soft Tissues and Salivary Glands: WATER; ELECTROLYTES; SODIUM: CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM; IRON; ZINC; IODINE. -- PART II: CONSIDERATIONS OF CLINICAL NUTRITION: CHAPTER 12: Nutritional Requirements Affecting Oral Health in Females: HEALTH PREGNANCY; LACTATION; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; MENOPAUSE. -- CHAPTER 13: Nutritional Requirements During Growth and Development and Eating Habits Affecting Oral Health: INFANTS; DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH (CHILDREN MORE THAN 2 YEARS): TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN (7 TO 12 YEARS OLD): ADOLESCENTS. -- CHAPTER 14: Nutritional Requirements for Older Adults and Eating Habits Affecting Oral Health: GENERAL HEALTH STATUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AND STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS; EATING PATTERNS. -- CHAPTER 15: Other Considerations Affecting Nutrient Intake: FOOD PATTERNS; WORKING WITH PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT FOOD PATTERNS; FOOD BUDGETS; MAINTAINING OPTIMAL NUTRITION DURING FOOD PREPARATION; FOOD FADS AND MISINFORMATION. -- CHAPTER 16: Effects of Systemic Disease on Nutritional Status and Oral Health: EFFECTS OF CHRONIC DISEASE ON INTAKE; THE ANEMIAS; OTHER HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS; GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS; CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS; SKELETAL SYSTEM; METABOLIC PROBLEMS; NEUROMUSCULAR PROBLEMS; NEOPLASIA; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. -- PART III: NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF ORAL HEALTH: CHAPTER 17: Nutritional Aspects of Dental Caries: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment: PREVALENCE; MAJOR FACTORS IN THE DENTAL CARIES PROCESS; DENTAL HYGIENE PLAN. -- CHAPTER 18: Nutritional Aspects of Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease: PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF FOOD ON PERIODONTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PERIODONTAL PATIENTS; GINGIVITIS; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; NECROTIZING PERIODONTAL DISEASE. -- CHAPTER 19: Nutritional Aspects of Alterations in the Oral Cavity: ORTHODONTICS; XEROSTOMIA; ROOT CARIES AND DENTIN HYPERSENSITIVITY; DENTITION STATUS; ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; LOSS OF ALVEOLAR BONE; GLOSSITIS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER. -- CHAPTER 20: Nutritional Assessment and Counseling for the Dental Hygiene Patient: EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT; ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS; IDENTIFICATION OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS; FORMATION OF NUTRITION TREATMENT PLAN; FACILITATIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

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