The dental hygienist's guide to nutritional care
By: Cynthia A. Stegeman, Judi Ratliff Davis, with Linda D. Boyd.
Contributors: Davis, Judi Ratliff.; Boyd, Linda D.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier
Published: 2010
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781416063988
Subjects: Nutrition and dental health; Dental hygienists; Oral Health; Dental Hygienists; Nutritional Requirements
Other titles: Guide to nutritional care
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of healthy eating habits; title: The alimentary canal : digestion and absorption; title: Carbohydrate : the efficient fuel; title: Protein : the cellular foundation; title: Lipids : the condensed energy; title: Utilization of the energy nutrients : metabolism and balance; title: Vitamins required for calcified structures; title: Minerals essential for calcified structures; title: Nutrients present in calcified structures; title: Vitamins required for oral soft tissues and salivary glands; title: Water and minerals required for oral soft tissues and salivary glands; title: Nutritional requirements affecting oral health in females; title: Nutritional requirements during growth and development and eating habits affecting oral health; title: Nutritional requirements for older adults and eating habits affecting oral health; title: Other considerations affecting nutrient intake; title: Effects of systemic disease on nutritional status and oral health; title: Nutritional aspects of dental caries : etiology, prevention, and treatment; title: Nutritional aspects of gingivitis and periodontal disease; title: Nutritional aspects of alterations in the oral cavity; title: Nutritional assessment and counseling for the dental hygiene patient.