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Childhood dental caries and obesity: Opportunities for interdisciplinary approaches to prevention
Bhoopathi, Vinodh Tripicchio, Gina
Bhoopathi, Vinodh
Tripicchio, Gina
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2024-02-08
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https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.740
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Dental caries and obesity are prevalent and preventable chronic childhood diseases.Evidence shows a strong connection between these two diseases, with overlappingcommon risk factors, including diet as a key driver of risk. Dental professionals arewell‐positioned to perform nutritional counseling and obesity prevention in dentalclinic settings, but training and clinical integration remain key challenges. This paperhighlights the potential for leveraging the common risk factor approach (CRFA)framework and its principles to reduce the impact of childhood dental caries andobesity. Strategies and methods are provided to integrate meaningful didactic andclinical training experiences in dental academia, and the need to include effectiveand evidence‐based nutritional counseling techniques in dental settings is alsodescribed. Additionally, the potential for integrating CRFA and engaging health careproviders across the spectrum of care, including primary care settings, to reduce theprevalence of these diseases in pediatric populations is highlighted. Finally,the authors propose future directions for multidisciplinary research to advance thescientific knowledge in this area and to inform effective and comprehensive in-terventions for dental settings.
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Bhoopathi V, Tripicchio G. Childhood dental caries and obesity: opportunities for interdisciplinary approaches to prevention. Obes Sci Pract. 2024;e740. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.740
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Obesity Science & Practice, Vol. 10, Iss. 1
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