DHY 259 — Dental Nutrition and Biochemistry
provides an overview of essential nutrients and their roles in systemic and oral health, emphasizing the impact of nutrition on the development, maintenance, and prevention of oral diseases across the lifespan. Major topics include metabolism of macro- and micronutrients, biochemistry of nutrient utilization, dietary assessment, food analysis, and preventive nutritional counseling for oral health. Prerequisites: DHY 172 and DHY 273 with minimum grades of "C", and Reading Proficiency Corequisites: DHY 250 , DHY 252 , DHY 257 , and DHY 258
Prerequisites: DHY 172, DHY 273