Tobacco Cessation Links

Tobacco Cessation Links

ADHA has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to share and promote the first federal national tobacco education campaign — Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®). The Tips campaign profiles real people — not actors — who are living with serious long-term health effects due to smoking cigarettes and secondhand smoke exposure. As prevention specialists, dental hygienists are in the perfect role to work with their patients who are ready to quit tobacco use. Check out ADHA's new Tobacco Cessation Website to find resources for you as practitioners, educators and for your dental offices.

Information and links provided by Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS, State of Washington Smoking Cessation Consultant, Past ADHA Liaison to WDHA and Advisory Committee Member for ADHA Tobacco Intervention Initiative.

PATIENT SITES

ADULT QUITTING SITES

• American Cancer Society
• CDC Tobacco Cessation
• NIH Benefits of Quitting Tobacco

The Great American Smokeout takes place every year in November by support of the 100-year old American Cancer Society to encourage smokers quit for at least one day, in hopes they will quit forever. Since 1977 communities have offered cessation classes, 'cold turkey' lunches, and more to support quitters.

The World No Tobacco Day is held each year in May and is organized by the World Health Organization (WHO).

TEEN AND KIDS QUITTING SITES 

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• The Real Cost
• E-cigarettes from Surgeon General

TOBACCO-RELATED ORAL DISEASE SITES

• Dental Problems Associated with Tobacco Use
• Smoking and Gum Disease

HEAD AND NECK/ORAL CANCER SITES

• ADA Head and Neck Cancer
• NIH Oral Cavity Cancer Screening- Patient Version
• Head and Neck Cancer – Patient Version
• Oral Cancer Foundation
• Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation – Patient Version

DENTAL PROFESSIONAL SITES

CESSATION SITES

• Surgeon General Reports on Tobacco Use (CDC)
• LATEST CDC Tobacco Change Package
• The Million Hearts® Tobacco Cessation Change Package provides a list of evidence-based process improvements clinicians and health systems can implement to deliver optimal treatment to patients who use tobacco. It contains road-tested resources, shared by health systems and clinicians, that you can adapt to fit your setting and patient population. The change package complements existing protocols and guidance, creating a suite of practical materials you and your team can put into action.
• Additional models for treatment implementation have evolved since development of the 5As. Ask, Advise, Refer (AAR) and Ask, Advise, Connect (AAC) emphasize connection of patients to treatment extenders. Additional models for treatment implementation have evolved since development of the 5As. Ask, Advise, Refer (AAR) and Ask, Advise, Connect (AAC) emphasize connection of patients to treatment extenders
• Interventions for Tobacco Cessation by Dental Professionals (Cochrane Review)

ORAL DISEASE SITES

• Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Screening - Health Professional Version
• Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation- Health Professional Version

GENERAL TOBACCO USE SITES

• Healthy People 2030: Tobacco Use

MEDIA RESOURCE SITE

• Tobacco Cessation Training Videos for Effective Motivational Interviewing: University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, has two videos showing both effective AND ineffective motivational interviewing method

QUICK QUESTIONS/ANSWERS (Cochrane Review) LATEST:

• E-cigarettes, varenicline and cytisine are the most effective stop-smoking aids, analysis of over 150,000 smokers reveals
• Can training health professionals to ask people if they smoke increase offers of advice and help patients quit?
• Can interventions delivered by mobile phones help people to stop smoking?
• Can we increase adherence to medications that help smokers to quit?
• Does motivational interviewing help people who smoke to quit?
• Does giving people feedback about the effects of smoking on their body help them to quit
• Can electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking, and do they have any unwanted effects when used for this purpose?
• Can exercise help people quit smoking?
• Can programs delivered by mobile phones help people to stop smoking?