2008 CE Fall Cafes : UBD

Fall 2008 CE Caffe Evening Lecture Series

This is ISDN live videoconferencing...

presented 6-9pm (3 ce credit hours)
Tuition $65 + distance learning surcharge...
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Nov 19
Tobacco Counseling (Role of dental team in helping smokers quit)
Dr. Othman Shibly
It is will demonstrated in clinical research that tobacco use is the greatest risk factor for the initiation and / or progression of
oral diseases in particular periodontal disease. However, when it comes to dental practice, tobacco use is not addressed in the treatment plan. This lead to growing gap between clinical research and clinical practice. Also, prognosis does not depend only on
the severity of the disease but rather on the risk factors mainly smoking that are associated with periodontal disease. It is the goal of the dental profession to help individuals achieve and maintain maximum oral health throughout their lives. So, risk factors such as smoking must be addressed in the treatment plan. Tobacco use should be considered a dental problem that must be addressed in the dental treatment plan. And tobacco counseling for smokers should be part of contemporary dental treatment plan.

This 3 hours course will cover the epidemiology of tobacco use, it is chemical ingredient, role of nicotine in addiction, effect of
tobacco use on oral diseases, role of dental team in helping tobacco users to quit through counseling and new medications. Also the new guidelines of tobacco counseling that were presented by the 2008 US Surgeon General report will be discussed.