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Nutrition in childhood: the role of the dentist
Author(s) -
Fanning Elizabeth A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1979.tb05808.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , oral health , dental health , food habits , environmental health
A bstract — Major excesses and deficiencies in the Australian diet are discussed in relation to general and dental health. The combining of this information with analyses of food items such as breakfast cereals and “fast foods” enables the dental team to improve family nutrition by dietary counselling.