Nutrition and Oral Health (MMK_010)
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to develop a deeper understanding of the physiological processes in the oral cavity and its relation to the digestive tract, the mouth as one of the most important gastrointestinal components in food intake, digestion and absorption processes. To improve students' knowledge and skills about nutrition's role in ensuring oral health and about early detection of nutrient and micronutrient deficiency in the mouth, to timely detect and prevent the risk of malnutrition.
Prerequisites
To start study course (or semester) all previous assessments according to Study plan (D1) should be successfully passed.
Basic knowledge in biology and chemistry.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of the course students will understand relationship between nutrition and oral health, understand, that there can be both positive and negative impact of the diet and its individual components on oral health. Students will know how to reduce negative impact of nutrition components on oral health in clinical practice.
Students will have acquired basic knowledge and skills in early detection of nutrition, micronutrient deficiency in the mouth. Students will have skills in usage of oral nutritional supplements and enteral tube feeding in patients with impaired normal food intake through the mouth (jaw fractures, oral cancer patients etc.).
There will be an in-depth understanding of professional regularities of nutrition and oral health and their use in scientific research.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Science, UM | 3 | Master’s | Required | Guntars Selga |
