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Diet and Nutrition in Oral Health
Synopsis
Designed for students in all fields of health care, this
text highlights the breadth of nutrition's relevance while providing practical
"hands-on" strategies for addressing oral health nutrition issues. Features
include: comprehensive, broad coverage that encompasses all nutritional
implications for dental practice; a life-span approach that details the basics
of nutrition in health and disease, followed by detailed chapters on nutrition
considerations from pediatrics to geriatrics; clinical application that allows
material to be applied to real-life situations; case studies that highlight the
relevance of chapter principles to personal and patient health; outlines, goals,
objectives and "relevancy to dentistry" sections within each chapter; coverage
of counselling skills; and complete coverage of current nutrition issues as they
apply to oral health including: osteoporosis, oral bone health, infection and
immunity and herbal remedies.
Book Info
Tufts Univ., Boston, MA. Comprehensive text encompasses
nutritional implications for dental practice. Contains clinical applications,
counseling skills, and oral bone infections. Outlines goals, objectives, and
'relevancy to dentistry' sections within each chapter. Halftone illustrations
are included. Softcover.
Back Cover Copy
Led by renowned educator, Carole Palmer, an outstanding team of authors has
assembled the most current, comprehensive resource on diet and nutrition in oral
health. This indispensible resource highlights the breadth of nutrition's
relevance while providing practical "hands-on" strategies for addressing oral
health nutrition issues.
Features include:
- Comprehensive, broad coverage that encompasses all nutritional
implications for dental practice.
- Life-span approach that details the basics of nutrition in health and
disease, followed by detailed chapters on nutrition considerations from
pediatrics to geriatrics.
- Unique! Clinical application that allows material to be applied to
real-life situations.
- Case studies in each chapter that highlight the relevance of chapter
principles to personal and patient health.
- Outlines, goals, objectives, and "relevancy to dentistry" sections within
each chapter.
- Coverage of counseling skills.
- Complete coverage of current nutrition issues as they apply to oral health
including: osteoporosis, oral bone health, infection and immunity, and herbal
remedies.
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