Healthier eating
Welcome to the Dentaljuce course on healthier eating, which closely aligns with the 'Delivering better oral health' toolkit by NHS England.
This course offers very important insights for dental professionals to effectively guide patients of all ages towards healthier dietary habits, addressing the prevalent issues of sugar consumption and balanced nutrition in the UK.
Our course outlines key takeaways such as limiting free sugars, especially in frequency, and encouraging the intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and oily fish. With a detailed look at the dietary patterns in the UK, we highlight the excessive consumption of free sugars and saturated fats, and the insufficient intake of essential nutrients.
The course also discusses the connections between diet and broader health concerns like cancer and tooth wear, providing evidence-based dietary advice. For infant feeding, we discuss the benefits of breastfeeding, the appropriate introduction of solids, and the cautious use of commercial baby foods.
This comprehensive course equips dental professionals with the knowledge to advise patients on making evidence-based dietary choices that support not only oral health but also overall well-being.
If you're not yet a member of Dentaljuce, we highly recommend you to join and gain access to our comprehensive course on healthier eating.
This course, along with over 100 other CPD courses, is available for a single membership payment.
Course Review: Healthier Eating by Dentaljuce
Overview
Participants expressed overwhelmingly positive feedback on the "Healthier Eating" CPD course provided by Dentaljuce, highlighting its clarity, conciseness, and practical relevance to dental practice. The course effectively equipped dental professionals with updated dietary knowledge to enhance patient care.
Key Strengths
Participants particularly appreciated:
Clear and Concise Content: The course was consistently praised for its succinct and easily digestible information. Descriptions such as "clear and concise," "easy to understand," and "concise summary" frequently appeared in feedback.
Practical and Informative: Participants valued the practical advice provided, especially regarding sugar consumption and dietary recommendations across all age groups. Comments reflected appreciation for the "useful information" and practical guidance applicable in clinical practice.
Engagement and Enjoyment: Many learners found the course engaging and enjoyable, contributing to effective learning outcomes. Feedback included phrases like "very interesting and fun to study" and "kept me engaged."
Specific Positive Comments
Participants provided enthusiastic feedback, including:
- "Excellent course on nutrition relevance to dental health."
- "It was an excellent course with to-the-point information."
- "Very helpful in terms of healthy eating and prevention of caries."
- "Loved this module—would love to see more in-depth information on nutrition."
- "The course was really good and contains every aspect of healthier eating."
Suggestions for Improvement
While overall satisfaction was high, participants suggested:
- Including more evidence-based sources to support dietary advice.
- Adding further detailed lifestyle and nutritional content for enhanced practical relevance.
Participant Satisfaction (Closed-Question Summary)
- Met Learning Objectives: 96.3% strongly agree/agree
- Good Quality: 95% strongly agree/agree
- Useful & Relevant: 96.2% strongly agree/agree
- Engaging: 95% strongly agree/agree
- Pitched at Right Level: 92.4% strongly agree/agree
These high scores underscore strong satisfaction among participants, confirming the course’s relevance, quality, and effectiveness.
Final Impression
Overall, Dentaljuce’s "Healthier Eating" course was highly recommended, providing clear, concise, and practical dietary guidance relevant to dental health. Participants felt better prepared and more confident in delivering comprehensive dietary advice to their patients.
Aim
The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to develop their professional knowledge and competence in helping their patients to improve their diet, in line with their identified personal learning requirements and the requirements of the UK NHS's "Delivering better oral health" toolkit.
Course objective
- to update members of the dental team with current best practice for healthy eating.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will, with respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below:- Understand what free sugars are, and their role in the diet.
- Understand the relationship between sugar consumption and caries.
- Be able to advise on good dietary practice for all age groups.
- Through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcome(s): D.