COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE Applied Nutrition in Dentistry
PREFIX / NUMBER DEH 202 CREDITS: 2
2. PREREQUISITES CHE 102 or 109
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT: Stegeman and Davis, The Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Nutritional Care, 2nd Ed., Elsevier/Saunders, 2005.
SUPPLIES: None
4. COURSE
DESCRIPTION: Gives students a fundamental understanding of
general nutrition with an emphasis on the interrelationship
between nutrition and dental health. Focuses on
recognizing nutritional deficiencies and how to conduct and
evaluate nutritional surveys on patients.
5. COURSE GOALS: Gives students a fundamental understanding of general
nutrition with an emphasis on the interrelationship between
nutrition and dental health. Focuses on recognizing
nutritional deficiencies and how to conduct and evaluate
nutritional surveys on patients.
6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: A detailed list of course objectives will be given at the beginning of
the first class.
7. COURSE GRADING CRITERIA:
93– 100 = A
85 - 92 = B
77 - 84 = C
69 - 76 = D
below 68 = F
Attendance policy-Attendance and punctuality is extremely important for success in class due to the amount of material that is covered in lecture. Any absence must be reported to the program secretary by 8:00 a.m. If any absence occurs during a scheduled test or examination, the student will be required to complete the said exercise within one week of the original date. The make-up test must be scheduled with the course instructor. Extended absences for whatever reason will be dealt with on an individual basis. In the event of an absence, the student will be required to make up class time with an appropriate assignment as designated by the course faculty.
Academic Integrity:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
ADA Notice:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive Accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.