A Narrative Review of the Utilization of Motivational Interviewing for Nutritional Counseling in Dentistry

• Published in: Journal of dental hygiene Vol. 99; no. 3; pp. 38 - 50
• Main Authors: Anderson, Heather, Rulli, Danielle, Sutton, Julie D, Theis-Mahon, Nicole, Arnett, Michelle C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Dental Hygienists' Association 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Behavior modification; Behavioral sciences; Chronic illnesses; Collaboration; Counseling; Counseling - methods; Dental care; Dentistry; Diabetes; Diet; Disease prevention; Gum disease; Health care; Health promotion; Humans; Keywords; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Methods; Motivational Interviewing - methods; Nutrition counseling; Nutrition research; Nutrition therapy; Obesity; Oral hygiene; Patients; Risk assessment; Utilization; Weight control; United States; United States > US; nutritional counseling; motivational interviewing; brief motivational interviewing; patient-centered care; behavior change; oral health care

The purpose of this narrative review was to explore how motivational interviewing (MI) and brief MI are utilized for nutritional counseling in oral health care to support patient-centered dietary behavior change. This narrative review followed PRISMA format. A search strategy was designed using MeSH...