Pioneering Culinary Dentistry Program Enters Halloween Spirit to Offer Fiendishly Healthy Options
Published: October 31, 2018
Beheaded stuffed peppers, graveyard chocolate hummus and creepy crawly pumpkin bars were among the Halloween-themed treats created by students at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry who were learning how to cook as part of a new program in partnership with UTHealth School of Public Health.
The culinary dentistry classes, among the first-of-their-kind in the country, launched this month as part of the fall clinical curriculum, to teach second-year dental students how food and nutrition are integral to oral and overall health.
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