Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nutrition in Children, Which Cause Caries and Prevent Food, the Relationship Between Caries and Diet and Diet Analysis
Course Code: PED624
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach the methods used in determination of the cariogenic potential of foods, the definition of the bottle disinfection, the clinically distinctive features and the treatment, the anti-caries food stuffs and their properties, the importance of the diet to caries etiology, the caries capacity of foodstuffs and the cariogenic potential of foods

Course Content

The key to child nutrition is the introduction of caries and inhibitory foods, determination of the degree of relationship between caries incidence and diet, and analysis..

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. Understanding the effect of feeding on children on caries formation.
2.Realising cariogenic and non cariogenic food.
3. Having knowledge about the effect of dietary modification on caries incidence.
4.Learning the application of diet analysis
5.Understanding the effects of genetic diseases on nutrition
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Pinkham JR, Casamassimo PS, McTigue DJ, Fields HW, Nowak AJ. 2005, Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence. Pinkham JR, Casamassimo PS, McTigue DJ, Fields HW, Nowak AJ. 2005, Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Balanced diet according to age groups
Week 2 - Theoretical
Evaluation of balanced diet
Week 3 - Theoretical
Assessment of nutrition in relation to oral health
Week 4 - Theoretical
Effect of feeding on tooth decay
Week 5 - Theoretical
Caryogenity
Week 6 - Theoretical
Prebiotics and probiotics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Ingredients for food
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sweeteners
Week 9 - Theoretical
Systemic diseases and nutrition
Week 10 - Theoretical
Genetic diseases and nutrition
Week 11 - Theoretical
Dietary assessment I
Week 12 - Theoretical
Dietary assessment II Midterm exam
Week 13 - Theoretical
Diet orientation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Diet orientation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory131352
Seminar120121
Term Project120121
Individual Work1202040
Midterm Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)155
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026