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TOBACCO CESSATION COUNSELING

Thursday, May 7, 2009
6:30pm- (3 CE credits)

This course will demonstrate that tobacco use is the greatest risk factor for oral diseases. When it comes to dental practice, tobacco use is not addressed in the treatment plan which leads to a growing gap between clinical research and clinical practice. Prognosis does not depend only on the severity of the disease but rather on the risk factors that is associated with periodontal disease. It is the goal of the dental profession to help individuals achieve and maintain maximum oral health throughout their lives. Tobacco use should be considered a dental problem that must be addressed in the dental treatment plan.

Topics covered:
•   The epidemiology of tobacco use.
•   Chemical ingredients.
•   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.
•   New guidelines of tobacco counseling that were presented by the 2008 US Surgeon General report will be discussed.

Recommended for the entire dental team.

Joseph James Zambon, D.D.S., Ph.D., Professor of Periodontology and Oral Biology, Director, Oral Microbiology Laboratory, Member, Graduate Faculty, University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine; Associate Editor, Journal of Periodontology; Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Periodontal Research; Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Periodontology; Member, ADA, DSSNY, Eighth District Dental Society, American Society of Microbiology, International Association for Dental Research, American Association for Dental Research, American Academy of Periodontology, American Medical Writers Association.

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