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The Dental Hygienist's Guide to Nutritional Care (Evolve Learning System Courses) (Paperback)

Author Information
By Cynthia A. Stegeman, RDH, MEd, RD, LD, CDE, Taylor Mill, KY; and Judi Ratliff Davis, MS, CNSD, RD, LD, Arlington, TX

Key Features
Multi-disciplinary author team, including registered dental hygienists and licensed dietitians, ensures that you learn the full scope of nutritional care for the dental hygienist.
Boxes with information on Nutritional Directions and Dental Hygiene Considerations outline important facts from each chapter that can double as patient educational resources or be used to assess and evaluate a client’s needed dental care.
Learning Objectives, Key Terms, and Test Your NQ, a true-false format pre-test at the beginning of each chapter, guide students through the text to reinforce knowledge.
Case Applications for the Dental Hygienist near the end of each chapter asks students to think critically about real-life situations they may encounter in practice.
Evolve Website includes ready-made instructor resources. Students will benefit from expanded information available as Weblinks, food guides from around the world, and printable forms such as an interactive Food Diary Form and the Dietary Analysis Form.

New to this Edition
NEW information on relevant cultural issues, such as:
Pros and cons of popular high-protein diets
Vitamin D deficiency in the United States
Vitamin/mineral supplements
Information on bottled water, energy drinks, and sports drinks
UPDATED content addresses the newly released MyPyramid dietary guidelines!
FULL-COLOR design better illustrates concepts, especially the effects vitamin deficiency can have on the oral cavity.
Companion Products

Table of Contents
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

APPENDIX A: Glossary

APPENDIX B: Growth Charts

APPENDIX C: Sources for Reliable Nutrition Information

APPENDIX D: Recommended Journals and Newsletters

APPENDIX E: Comparison of Popular Diets

APPENDIX F: Answers to Nutritional Quotient Questions