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New Jersey Dental SchoolCOURSE SYLLABUS (August 3, 2012)

COURSE#: DSCI8309OFFICIAL COURSE NAME: Clinical NutritionCOURSE DIRECTOR: Dr. Riva Touger-DeckerCONTACT INFORMATION: [email protected]

973-972-6596SSB Building Room 157

ACADEMIC YEAR: 3rd yearTRIMESTER(s): Fall

CREDIT HOURS: 2CONTACT HOURS:

Lecture/ Seminar 12Seminar/PBLLaboratoryClinicHospital

Exams 1Other 3 hours of Clinical Nutrition lectures will occur inOral Medicine in the Spring semester

TOTAL 13

DAYS & TIME: Mondays 8:00 8:50 amROOM#: B961 Oral Health Pavilion (September 20 in 965)

REQUIRED TEXT(s):

N/A

RECOMMENDED TEXT(s) AND RESOURCES:Touger-Decker R, Sirois D, Mobley C (eds). Nutrition and Oral Medicine. Totowa NJ: Humana
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Touger Decker R, Sirois D, Mobley C (eds). Nutrition and Oral Medicine. Totowa NJ: Humana

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:This course is designed to prepare dental students to incorporate diet and nutrition principles

and practices relative to oral health into dental practice. The fundamental principles of nutritionand diet as they relate to general and oral health covered in years 1 and 2 of the curriculum arebuilt upon and further addressed in management of individuals with select local, systemic andchronic diseases as well as in relation to health promotion and disease prevention. Clinicallyfocused discussions on nutrition and oral health evaluation, management and education foreating disorders (obesity, anorexia, bulimia, overweight), periodontal disease, osteoporosis,chronic and systemic diseases (including Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS, Cancer),and oral surgery are addressed. The role of the dentist as a comprehensive health provider isaddressed via an interactive teaching approach involving student debates and case

presentations.

COURSE GOALS:1. To provide a forum for discussion on principles and strategies for integrating clinical aspects

of nutrition into dental management of healthy patients as well as those with select chronicdiseases and disorders.

2. To provide students with the knowledge, values and simulated experiences to becomecompetent in assessing nutrition risk relative to dental practice and determining diet

education and referral needs of patients.3. To provide a forum for students to discuss and debate clinical nutrition issues relative tooverall and oral health and disease.

4. To contribute to the development of multi-skilled dental practitioners.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:-At the completion of this course, students should be able to:1. State general nutrition recommendations for chronic disease prevention and wellness.2. Explain the role(s) of select macro/micro nutrients in oral health and select chronic diseases.

3. State factors affecting energy and nutrient needs for health and chronic diseases.4. Explain the role(s) of diet and nutrition in the maintenance of the oral cavity.5. State/describe strategies for incorporating nutrition risk evaluation, screening and diet

counseling in a dental practice.


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COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Attendance and participation is encouraged; students are expected to arrive at class on time.There will be 4 weekly quizzes and 5 one minute papers during 9 of the class sessions which willonly be accepted in class and may not be made up Students coming to class more than 15minutes late will not be given a quiz to take. Papers (quizzes or one-minute papers) submitted

AFTER CLASS or to my mailbox will not be accepted. There will be one final examination at theend of the semester. One week of the semester will be done in the Angel classroom.

ONE MINUTE PAPER:In this assignment you will be asked to take out a sheet of paper and respond to a practice

based question on the weeks topic or post your comments on a topic. For example when theweeks topic is Overweight/Obesity I might ask What are the risks and benefits of integratingweight screening in your practice? You will then have 1-2 minutes to write down yourresponses to the question. I will then call upon some students to read and explain theirresponses. Papers will be collected at the end of the class session. Papers will only beaccepted if turned in DURING class time; submissions after class or on subsequent days willnot be accepted. They are not graded by credit is given for completion and submission. Insome cases we will discuss these in class; in others we will cover them the following week.

GRADING POLICY:Grades will be assigned using the NJDS scale below:Letter Grade Description Grade Points Exam Scores

A Excellent 4.00 90-100B+ 3.5 85-89B Average 3.00 80-84C+ 2.50 75-79C Fair 2.00 70-74

D Unacceptable 1.00 65-69F Failure 0.00 60-64FR Failure/repeat 0.00 59 and below


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EXAMINATION CONDITIONS:The Course Director adheres to the NJDS policy on examinations. Refer to the UMDNJ-New

Jersey Dental School Student Handbook

MAKEUP EXAMINATION POLICY:The Department adheres to the NJDS policy on make-up examination policy. Refer to theUMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School Student Handbook

EXAMINATION REVIEW POLICY:Students may schedule an appointment with the Course Director to review the exam.

ATTENDANCE/ABSENTEE POLICY:The course adheres to the NJDS policy on attendance which appears in full in the NJDSStudent Handbook. Students are expected to be present for all coursework. Attendance impliesarriving promptly at the start of the session and remaining until its conclusion.

If a student is absent from 30 percent of assigned time in this course the student will beineligible for tutorials, remediation or reexamination following a failure in the course. Absencedue to illness or personal circumstances, unless due to an approved medical leave of absence,

is included in the 30 percent total listed above.

This course adheres to the policy on absenteeism of the NJDS student handbook however;there will be NO make-ups for missed quizzes. The 9 one-minute questions/quizzes covermaterial addressed during class lectures and reflect the attendance grade. Student arriving inclass more than 10 minutes into the class session will not be given a quiz.

CONDUCT, ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM POLICY:This course requires students to uphold the NJDS Honor Code contained in the NJDS Student

Handbook. It also adheres to the NJDS policy on professionalism fully described in the NJDSStudent Handbook and requires maintenance of acceptable standards of professionalism.When applicable students may be evaluated using the attached NJDS ProfessionalismEvaluation Form.


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NJDS Professionalism Evaluation FormDate:______________

Student Name:_______________________Course:_________________________

Course Director Name:_________________Signature:________________________

Reliability and ResponsibilityDevelopment of accountable and dependable behavior as it relates to oneself and others

Examples include but are not limited to:

Arrival at class on time, and when not, entering the classroom non-disruptively

Remaining in class for the full session; taking only necessary breaks

Fulfilling responsibilities and assignments in a timely manner, including but not limited to: Keeping immunizations up-to-date

Completing course evaluations

Addressing financial obligations

Honesty and IntegrityRepresenting facts truthfully in all academic, clinical or research situations

MaturityTaking responsibility for ones own actionsProviding and accepting constructive feedback, including but not limited to:

Providing appropriate feedback on course evaluationsRecognizing limitations and seeking helpIncorporating feedback in order to make changes in behavior

Interactions with PatientsActing and dressing in a professional manner, including but not limited to:

Being sensitive to the needs of and being respectful of patients Establishing and maintaining appropriate boundaries in all learning situations

Maintaining HIPPA regulations


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LECTURE/SEMINAR SCHEDULE SUMMARY*Non-text book readings for each week are posted in ANGEL course shell for this course. Students are expected to login to

ANGEL and access and read the readings on a weekly basis.

Session#

Hours Date Topic or Exam Lecturer orSeminar Faculty

Method(i.e. lecture,

seminar, PBL,computer

based)

Reading/other AssignmentThere are weekly readings in

ANGEL for each session

1 8-27 Weight: Why does it matter

for the dental professional?

Interviewing & Intervention

for Diet/NutritionHow Tos

Touger-DeckerSeminar

Role Playing &

simulation

Review Course requirements

2 Labor day

3 9-10 Diabetes Ziegler Seminar / DUE: bring to class a BMI of 5-

10 of your current patients

4 9-17 THIS SESSION WILL BE

ONLINE

Cardiovascular disease,

hypertension

Touger-Decker Seminar / ONLINE QUIZ

5 9-24 Vitamin-Mineral

Supplements What do they

take?Drug-Nutrient Reactions

Touger-Decker ANGEL

SESSION

Complete Vitamin Mineral quiz

in ANGEL

6 10-01 Diet, Nutrition & the elderly,

Diet & Compromised

Dentition

Touger-Decker Seminar

7 10-08 THIS SESSION WILL BE

ONLINE

Radler Seminar ONLINE QUIZ IN ANGEL

DUE October 11


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Session#

Hours Date Topic or Exam Lecturer orSeminar Faculty

Method(i.e. lecture,

seminar, PBL,computer

based)

Reading/other AssignmentThere are weekly readings in

ANGEL for each session

Whats in the bottles your

patients take?: The World

of Dietary Supplements

8 10-15 Osteoporosis Touger-Decker Seminar

9 10-22 Pediatrics Ziegler Seminar

10 & 11 10-29

11-05

Eating disorders Touger-Decker Seminar & Role

Playing

FINAL

EXAMWEEK

FINAL EXAM

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WILL BE COVERED DURING THE SPRING ORAL MEDICINE COURSE:

1. Head, neck and oral cancer: prevention through diet & lifestyle

2. Head, neck and oral cancer: diet/nutrition management during & post treatment

3. Diet/Nutrition & HIV

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