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Nutrition: A Bi-Directional Relationship With Oral health
February 13 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST
TITLE: NUTRITION: A BI-DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ORAL HEALTH
COURSE FEE: Complimentary
CREDITS: This continuing education activity is designated for 1 credit
DURATION: This live Dental CE Webinar is 1 hour
AGD PACE SUBJECT CODE: 150 Nutrition
MODE: Electronically Mediated | Live interactive webinar
SPEAKER: Dr. Kirsten Roling, DDS (Bio below)
AUDIENCE: Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Therapists, Dental Assistants
TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED: Mobile device, laptop or desktop with internet connection | Google Chrome Browser
INSTRUCTIONS: Dental CE Academy hosts all webinars using the Clickmeeting platform. Upon registration you are sent a confirmation email from no-reply@clickeeting.com with a link to join. Be sure to check your spam/junk/promotions folders. We recommend logging in 15 minutes early in the event you require assistance.
HANDOUTS: Distributed via email to all attendees 1 hour prior to start, during and after the webinar.
QUIZ FOR CE CREDIT VERIFICATION: At the conclusion of the webinar, attendees will be redirected to complete a quiz for CE credit. An 80% minimum passing score is required, multiple attempts are permitted, and attendees have 7 days to successfully complete the quiz for CE credit.
COURSE SUMMARY: A bi-directional relationship exists between nutrition and oral health. Optimal nutrition is correlated to oral health including oral mucosa, dentition, quality/quantity of saliva, and connective tissue -periodontium. Oral disease can impair nutritional status. This webinar will attempt to discuss the importance of nutritional status and oral health.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Understand and define the significance of nutrition and digestion to oral health.
- Discuss the synergistic relation between nutrition and oral-systemic health status.
- Define the importance of nutrition to the integrity of the oral cavity and the impact of oral disease on nutritional status.
- Discuss digestive disorders and treatment relative oral health.