Prepares student dental hygienists to counsel patients about diet and its impact on oral health. Students learn to distinguish between balanced and unbalanced diets and to construct diets that meet the needs of patients with compromised dental/oral health. Students also learn to counsel patients about the effect of eating disorders on dental health.

Conditions

Student has satisfied all of the following: [Student has completed or is in process of completing all of the following course(s): DENTAL 10508109 - Cariology, SCIENCE 10806186 - Intro To Biochemistry] And Student has satisfied all of the following: [Students who specified one or more of these Programs of Study or Program Foci: Dental Hygienist]