Oral Health Providers and Secondary Prevention of Disordered Eating: An Application of the Transtheoretical Model‪.‬

Introduction Epidemiological studies suggest an increased incidence of eating disorders occurring among developed countries around the world. (1) Current studies have observed a 5% increase in the incidence of eating disorders over the past three decades. (1,2) To attest to the seriousness of this issue, eating disorders were included in a position paper for the American College of Physicians as one of the nine most serious problems affecting adolescents. (3)