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212 - Qualitative Review of Dental-Nutrition Integration in Co-located ACEND-Accredited Nutrition Programs

Friday, May 24, 2024
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM EST
Location: Exhibit Hall (back left corner of the hall, space 137)

    Presenting Author(s)

  • Ryan Foree, DDS (he/him/his)

    Pediatric Dentistry Resident
    NewYork-Presbyterian KIDS (New York, NY)
    NewYork-Presbyterian KIDS (New York, NY)
    New York, New York, United States

    • Co-Author(s)

  • DS

    Dhaval Shah, DDS

    NewYork-Presbyterian Kids

    • Research Mentor(s)

  • CL

    Christie Lumsden, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Nutrition Sciences
    College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University
    New York, New York, United States

    • Program Director(s)

  • RY

    Richard Yoon, DDS

    Professor of Dental Medicine at CUMC
    College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University
    New York, New York, United States

Purpose: This scoping review of ACEND (Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics)-accredited nutrition/dietetics programs co-located with CODA (Commission on Dental Accreditation)-accredited dental programs aims to describe dental-nutrition integration and evaluate related Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) recommendations.

Methods: Publicly-available online data were reviewed to identify co-located programs and abstract data (e.g., course content, lectures, experiential experiences, etc.) from program websites, accreditation standards and AND policy statements and practice guidelines. Data were qualitatively analyzed using key terms (e.g., prevention, fluoride), coded to identify common themes, and descriptively analyzed.

Results: 45 co-located nutrition programs were identified, most offering only Masters degrees (n = 23; 51%). Curricula reviews identified 17 dental-related terms in course titles/descriptions. Similar terms were collapsed (e.g., life cycle, pediatric, geriatric) yielding 6 explicit (e.g., fluoride) and 8 general (e.g., pediatric) categories. Key terms appeared 77 times, mostly in general categories (n = 58, 75%). The most frequently cited included “life cycle” (n = 16; 36% programs), “prevention” (n = 6; 13%), and “nutrition assessment” (n = 7; 16%). No terms were identified in 44% of programs. ACEND standards do not explicitly include dental-nutrition integration; whereas AND details explicit didactic, research and clinical recommendations for nutrition/dietetics programs and dental programs.

Conclusions: Available data suggest ACEND-accredited programs lack dental-nutrition integration, despite AND recommendations; however, most have existing courses suitable for integration. Findings are limited by availability of online data, which may inaccurately reflect curricular content. A follow-on interview study of program leadership is underway to gather additional data.

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Research supported by a 2022 Colgate Palmolive Fellowship in Nutrition, Oral Health/Dental Education Research Grant