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A new tobacco treatment toolkit was created to curb smoking.
The Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program at the New York University School of Medicine released a kit, known as: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Toolkit for Dental Providers. The toolkit is currently being used at the NYU College of Dentistry’s teaching clinics. It will be given to dental professionals throughout the state of New York and around the country.
Statistics indicate that tobacco users who are given advice about quitting by a clinician are twice as likely to quit when compared to people who don’t consult a clinician.
This toolkit includes the steps and procedures necessary to treat tobacco in a dental environment.
The guide, which is available in PDF format, can be viewed on the Internet or printed to have a hard copy readily accessible.
The Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program is funded by the New York State Tobacco Control Program. The goal of these cessation centers is to help healthcare providers in the way they treat patients using tobacco.
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