Thursday, March 22, 2012: 2 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Session Type: Poster Session
1.25 CE hours
Learning Objectives:
Read and discuss current research in nutrition and oral health
Effects of Sweetened and Unsweetened Beverages on Caries Experience
S.K. RAFFENSPERGER1, D.E. POLK1, B. JONES2, and R.J. WEYANT1, 1Dental Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Periodontal Disease Progression in Men who Gain Weight
A. GORMAN1, E. KRALL KAYE2, M. NUNN3, and R. GARCIA2, 1Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI, 2School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, 3School of Dentistry, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Effects of Denture Fixatives and Nutritional Information in Denture Wearers
B. MAGGIO1, D. BARTLETT2, J. THOMAS3, M. FENLON4, D. TARGETT1, S. PATEL1, and F. GONSER5, 1Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Parsippany, NJ, 2Prosthodontics, King's College London Dental Institute, London, England, Uk, 3King's College London, London, United Kingdom, 4Prosthodontics, GKT Dental Institute, London, England, Uk, 5GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Parsippany, NJ
Parental Attitudes Regarding Childhood Obesity Counseling in the Dental Office
C. MORRIS1, T. TRAN2, W. RICH2, M. BECK3, and R. TSENG1, 1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC, 2Department of Public Health, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC, 3Department of Nutrition, Grillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC