● Limited evidence indicates varenicline (Chantix) increased abstinence rates at six months compared to placebo. What is abundantly clear is that oral health professionals play a major role in assisting smokeless tobacco users to Conclusion Tobacco use remains the chief avoidable cause of death in the United States and is directly responsible for about one fifth of all deaths. 12,115,116 Use of social media and (preventive) practices in dental offices offers a simple strategy against tobacco use. There are multiple challenges to the clinical treatment of tobacco dependence resulting from both combustible and smokeless tobacco products. Nicotine dependence is a chronic condition and as such may require repeated treatment. Nonadherence to medication, withdrawal symptoms, and a patient’s coping skills may Resources Organizations ● Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/tobacco/helpsmokers. htm ● American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org ● American Heart Association http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG ● American Lung Association http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking ● Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco ● Legacy Foundation http://www.legacyforhealth.org/aspen ● National Cancer Institute http://cancer.gov ● National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov ● North American Quitline Consortium http://www.naquitline.org ● Office of the Surgeon General http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/initiatives/tobacco/ index.html ● Oral Cancer Foundation http://oralcancerfoundation.org ● U.S. Department of Health & Human Services https://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/ ● World Health Organization http://www.who.int/tobacco Smoking Cessation Websites ● American Cancer Society Quitline http://www.yesquit.com ● American Cancer Society: Guide to Quitting Smokeless Tobacco http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/ webcontent/acspc-035551-pdf.pdf ● EX http://www.becomeanex.org ● Kill the Can http://www.killthecan.org ● Make smoking history http://makesmokinghistory.org ● Nicotine Anonymous http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org ● QuitNet http://www.quitnet.com ● Smokefree.gov http://www.smokefree.gov
quit. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that the most important factors in successful smokeless tobacco cessation are the clinician’s feedback on oral findings related to smokeless tobacco use and the resolution of the mucosal changes when smokeless tobacco is discontinued. 114 require repeated intervention to achieve success. Dental professionals are in a unique position to offer evidence- based tobacco-cessation treatments to their patients who use tobacco products. Evidence-based treatment should include use of the Five A’s, the Five R’s, motivational interviewing and artificial intelligence (smart phone applications and social media strategies) in conjunction with cessation pharmacotherapy appropriate to the individual. By taking the time to counsel patients on tobacco cessation, dental professionals could ultimately help save lives. ● Smokeless Tobacco: A Guide for Quitting http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OralHealth/ Topics/SmokelessTobacco/ SmokelessTobaccoAGuideforQuitting.htm ● Tobacco-Free Kids Campaign http://www.tobaccofreekids.org ● WebMD, Smoking Cessation Health Center http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/quit- smoking Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Sites ● Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), Wellness and Prevention Department, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program https://anthc.org/what-we-do/wellness/ 907-729-2440 ● The Breathing Association https://www.breathingassociation.org/professional- healthcare-training/ 614-437-1521 ● Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy https://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/pharmacy/ certificate-programs 412-396-2219 ● Florida State University College of Medicine Area Health Education Center (AHEC) http://med.fsu.edu/index.cfm?page=ahec.tobacco Treatment 907-729-2440 ● Healthways, Inc. http://www.healthways.com ● Maine Tobacco Treatment Training and Certification Program, a collaboration among the following organizations: ○ Maine Tobacco Treatment Training Program http://tobaccofreemaine.org Maine Health Center for Tobacco Independence 207-662-7144 ○ Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/population- health/hmp/ptm/ 207-287-4627 (Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine) ○ Maine Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification Program: American Lung Association of the Northeast 207-624-0309 ● Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/ nicotine-dependence-center/sections/overview/ovc- 20457521 507-266-1093
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