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Nicotine Addiction: Helping Dental Patients Quit Smoking, Vaping, and Dipping

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Course overview

Course Description: Dental Professionals have a unique opportunity to share life-saving information with their patients that are addicted to nicotine products. Although smoking rates have declined there are still over 36 million adults that smoke in the U.S.A. The products are rapidly evolving and causing dental and medical disease, disability, and death to their users. This course will give the dental team the tools needed to be able to start their patient's journey of becoming free of smoking, vaping, and dipping.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Alabama Board of Dental Examiners

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dentist

3h General

Special Teaching Permit

3h General

Teaching Permit

3h General

Florida Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dental Temporary Certificate

3h General

Dentist

3h General

Health Access Dentist

3h General

Georgia Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h Clinical/Scientific courses in the actual delivery of dental services

Dentist

3h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients)

Volunteer Dentist

3h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients)

Louisiana Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental hygiene services to patients)

Dentist

3h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients)

Michigan Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

3h General

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dental Therapist

3h General

Dentist

3h General

Minnesota Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

3h Clinical Subjects

Dental Hygienist

3h Clinical Subjects

Dental Therapist

3h Clinical Subjects

Dentist

3h Clinical Subjects

Full Faculty Dentist

3h Clinical Subjects

Specialty Dentist

3h Clinical Subjects

Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners

Dental - General

3h General

Dental - Specialty

3h General

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dentist - Provisional

3h General

Hygienist - Provisional

3h General

Missouri Dental Board

Dental Assistant

3h Directly Related to Treatment, Health, and Safety

Dental Hygienist

3h Directly Related to Treatment, Health, and Safety

Dental Specialist

3h Directly Related to Treatment, Health, and Safety

Dentist

3h Directly Related to Treatment, Health, and Safety

New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners

Dental Hygienist

3h Clinical Dental Care

Dentist

3h Clinical Dental Care

Ohio State Dental Board

Dental Hygienist

3h Clinical Dental Practice Education

Dentist

3h Clinical Dental Practice Education

Volunteer Certificate

3h Clinical Dental Practice Education

Oklahoma Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

3h General CE

Dental Hygienist

3h General CE

Dentist

3h General CE

Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant

3h General CE

South Carolina Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h medical and scientific subjects

Dental Instructor

3h medical and scientific subjects

Dental Technician

3h medical and scientific subjects

General Dentist

3h medical and scientific subjects

Hygienist Instructor

3h medical and scientific subjects

Orthodontic Technician

3h medical and scientific subjects

Volunteer Dentists

3h medical and scientific subjects

Volunteer Hygienists

3h medical and scientific subjects

Tennessee Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

3h Dental Assistant Continuing Education

Dental Hygienist

3h Dental Hygienist Continuing Education

Dentist

3h Dentist Continuing Education

Virginia Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dentist

3h General

Disclosure statements

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course the participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss with patients the different forms of nicotine delivery systems.
  2. Have a working knowledge of the types and dosing of FDA approved medications and OTC products to treat nicotine addiction.
  3. Be introduced to a systematic approach to counseling their patient chairside.
  4. Be introduced to the concepts involved with Motivational Interviewing as an approach to behavioral change.


The educational teaching methodology used in this course is a self-study course presented via pre-recorded webinar in concert with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. Both the live lecture and the PowerPoint presentation incorporate a variety of audio and visual cues to enhance audience members’ understanding and retention of key concepts. In addition, audience participation will be encouraged and facilitated by group discussions as well as question and answer periods provided for at the conclusion of each section of the live webinar.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  1. Available 24/7 on demand access
  2. Online exam
  3. Please take exam in one sitting
  4. Exam graded immediately
  5. Able to re-take exam if needed
  6. Certificate available after passing course