April 26, 2012

Dr. Holben talked to us today about the Board of Dietetics since our original speaker got lost on her way to Athens.  The Ohio Board of Dietetics protects and regulates the practice of dietetics in Ohio.  The Board regulates nutrition and dietetics practice to protect the public from harmful, incompetent, or negligent nutritional practices. The funding source of this program is obtained by license fees. The mission of the Ohio Board of dietetics is to effectively protect the public by regulating the practice of dietetics through licensure, and by fairly and consistently enforcing the laws and rules governing nutritional practices. The role of the clinical dietitian is that the executive director has to be an RD. This agency will affect my dietetics practice and future career by protecting the public through dietitians obtaining their license before practice and by enforcing laws. I would not be interested in doing this type of work.