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Descriptive statistics and inferential tests (chi\u2010square, Fisher's exact, Kruskal\u2013Wallis with Bonferroni correction) were used for regional comparisons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Fifty\u2010five schools participated (Europe\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200925, North America\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200913, Other Regions\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200917). While 98% include diet\u2010caries relationships in curricula, only 79% rate content as adequate. Larger adequacy gaps exist for basic diet and nutrition principles (91% coverage, 51% adequate), counselling techniques (79% coverage, 36% adequate) and special populations (74% coverage, 17% adequate). Substantial variation exists in curriculum hours (range: 2\u2013150; mean: 26; median: 15). Teaching remains predominantly lecture\u2010based (95%), with limited clinical application (36%). Collaboration interest was consistently high across regions (88%\u2013100%), while professional involvement of dietitians\/nutritionists was low (32%\u201338%). Primary barriers include limited curriculum time (75%), low curricular priority (40%) and lack of expertise (33%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This global survey reveals substantial gaps between nutrition education coverage in oral health and self\u2010reported adequacy. High collaboration interest (91%) among dental educators provides an opportunity to address common barriers through coordinated curriculum development and shared educational resources.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/eje.70230","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,3]],"date-time":"2026-07-03T06:11:11Z","timestamp":1783059071000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Global Survey of Nutrition Education in Dental Schools: Current Practices and Opportunities"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4761-5945","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael","family":"Crowe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin  Dublin 2 Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2056-9846","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Riva","family":"Touger\u2010Decker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences Rutgers School of Health Professions  Newark New Jersey USA"},{"name":"Division of Nutrition, Department of Diagnostic Sciences Rutgers School of Dental Medicine  Newark New Jersey USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6076-0664","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patricia","family":"Correia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Faculty of Health Sciences  Porto Portugal"},{"name":"RISE\u2010Health, Faculty of Health Sciences Universidade Fernando Pessoa  Porto Portugal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8512-3293","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Claire","family":"McEvoy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Queen's University Belfast  Belfast Northern Ireland, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1615-0797","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Teresa A.","family":"Marshall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry College of Dentistry, University of Iowa  Iowa City Iowa USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1079\/phn2003589"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization Oral Health: Resolution WHA74.5 2021 https:\/\/apps.who.int\/gb\/ebwha\/pdf_files\/WHA74\/A74_R5\u2010en.pdf."},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/cdoe.12353"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0029665124004683"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140\u20106736(24)02811\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0022034513508954"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jand.2013.03.001"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/cdn\/nzab033_019"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/TIN.0000000000000077"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_11_1","volume-title":"Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease","author":"Marshall T. 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