Introduction:

a health professional who takes advantages of the new technologies of informatics and communication, and who is able to use these tools to benefit, improve and widen his/her knowledge concerning nutrition, will be a well-trained professional to prevent, to diagnose and to treat affectations of the oral cavity related to nutrition, along with the promotion of healthy eating styles in the individual, family and community.

Objective:

to create educational software to support the teaching-learning process of the elective course Nutrition in Dentistry Care.

Methods:

a technological development research was carried out in Dentistry studies from November 2017 to April 2018. Theoretical methods were used (historical-logical, analysis and synthesis, bibliographic analysis), empirical methods (interview, and surveys). The target group was comprised of 250 students of Dentistry from Las Tunas province and the sample included 51 students of fifth academic year.

Results:

the educational software favored the teaching-learning process in the elective course of Nutrition in Dentistry Care encouraging the development of a comprehensive graduate with a high scientific level.

Conclusions:

the elements of Nutrident were presented: educational software for the teaching-learning process of the elective course of Nutrition in Dentistry Care.

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