Tobacco cessation- the dentist/OM specialist's role
Tobacco dependence demonstrates features of a chronic disease. The dental office is an excellent venue for providing tobacco intervention services.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss common reported barriers for not helping patients quit
- Learn how to prescribe medications and nicotine replacement therapy and implement a systems approach to translate evidence based cessation methods into practice
- Update on electronic nicotine delivery systems
Speaker: Jennifer Frustino, DDS, PhD Erie County Medical Center
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