Dublin (IST, UTC+1)
Tangent TCDBS
The global food system faces unprecedented challenges from climate change and growing food insecurity, requiring healthcare professionals to understand and respond to these interconnected pressures. These challenges demand new approaches in healthcare education and practice to address individual, community, and environmental health outcomes.
This focused workshop brings together experts from nutrition science, dietetics, food security, and dentistry to explore innovative approaches to preparing dental professionals for their crucial role in promoting both individual and planetary health. Through shared interprofessional experiences, we will examine teaching strategies that prepare dental students to provide evidence-based dietary guidance while considering broader socioeconomic and environmental impacts on food choices and oral health outcomes.
Our goal is to develop practical frameworks and strategies for integrating sustainability and food security concepts into dental education, enabling future oral health practitioners to address the interconnected challenges of oral health, nutrition accessibility, and environmental sustainability in their clinical practice and patient education.
Participants will gain:
- Understanding of how sustainable food systems and nutrition principles connect with oral health education
- Strategies for incorporating sustainability concepts into dental curriculum without compromising clinical training
- Practical approaches to teaching sustainable dietary counseling in dental settings
