Wednesday, April 18

Helping Tobacco Users Quit:  Your Role as

an Effective Cessation Counselor

The dental office is an excellent venue for providing tobacco intervention services.  This course will educate the practitioner on tobacco and nicotine and their effects on oral health.  It will provide an overview of assessing risk factors for oral cancer and detecting and diagnosing oral cancer.  Tobacco interventions will be discussed including resources, pharmacotherapy, and nicotine replacement therapy. Information provided is supported by the Tobacco Cessation Center of Western New York.

Benefits of Attending

After this course you will have training to systematically identify smokers, provide interventions, and follow tobacco dependence treatment guidelines.

Course Objectives

1. Understand and recognize tobacco dependence as a chronic disease

2. Identify the effects of tobacco on teeth and oral health

3. Deliver effective tobacco interventions and nicotine replacement therapy

Scientific Basis

Eighty three percent of adults see a dental hygienist each year and spend an average of 30 minutes with each patient. Dental professionals are in a key position to show patients the health effects of tobacco and effectively help patients quit.

Benefits and Risks

As a dental professional, your knowledge base will benefit your patients by providing effective smoking cessation and intervention therapies. There are limited to no risks in providing these interventional services to patients.   

Reference Provided

Handouts of the power point presentation will be provided and resources from the New York State Smokers Quitline.

Intended Audience

Dentists, hygienists, auxiliary staff

Guest Faculty

Dr. Rossitto is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in Biological Sciences and a graduate of SUNY Buffalo School of Dental Medicine where she earned her DDS. She is certified under the Northeast Regional Board and completed a General Practice Residency with a focus on Dental Oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.  She currently works in dental private practice and is a staff dentist at Roswell Park Cancer Institute where she is also the Director of the American Dental Association-Accredited General Practice Residency Program. 

Dr. Frustino is a graduate of the University of Rochester with a BA in Biology and Psychology and a graduate of SUNY Buffalo School of Dental Medicine where she earned her DDS with thesis honors.  She is certified under the Northeast Regional Board and completed a General Practice Residency at Roswell Park Cancer Institute where she remains on staff in both the Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Prosthetics and the Department of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences.  She is a part time associate in private practice.

6-9pm, Wednesday night  (3 CE Credit Hrs ADA/CERP)
UB North campus, 2--G. Baldy Hall Directions

Register for the Buffalo site online now below! Tuition $65

Or call (716) 829-2320   800-756-0328