Information for the State of Washington Citizens
www.wsdha.com/oralhealthinformation/tobaccocessation/
Provided for by ADHA Smoking Cessation Liaison to WSDHA and ADHA Tobacco Intervention Initiative Committee Member Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS
SITES FOR CONSUMERS
SITES FOR QUITTING TOBACCO
- ADHA Website on Tobacco Cessation
- Ask Your Dental Hygienist About Quitlines
- American Cancer Society
- American Lung Association
- WA State Report Card
- CDC Quit Information
- Nicotine Anonymous
- QuitNet from Boston University School of Public Health
- Surgeon General Site on Tobacco Cessation
- Washington State Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Council
- Washington State Quitline 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669)
- You Can Quit Smoking
The Great American Smokeout takes place every year in November 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 during the Smokeout.
All About the Event
Local Smokeout Resources
Plan Your Quit Day
SITES FOR TEEN AND KIDS
SITES ON TOBACCO-RELATED ORAL DISEASE
- As Your Dental Hygienist About Tobacco Cessation
- Dental Problems Associated with Tobacco Use
- Tobacco Use and Periodontal Disease

The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General (2004)
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General (2006)
SITES ON ORAL OR MOUTH CANCER
SITES FOR DENTAL PROFESSIONALS
CESSATION INFORMATION
PowerPoint Program for Dental Professionals "Save a Life in 3 Minutes"
NEW Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update - Clinical Practice Guideline
Summary of Guidelines by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
CE Course Tobacco Cessation Efforts Saves Lives in the Dental Office (Young Dental)
CE Training University of Massachusetts Basic Skills for Working with Smokers Program
FREE CE Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (University of Wisconsin)
- ADHA Tobacco Cessation Initiative
- ADHA Cessation Toolkit (office-wide tobacco cessation program)
- Clinician’s Packet
- Dental Practice Tobacco Use Cessation Protocols
- Fact Sheet on Tobacco Quitlines
- Patient Perceptions of Tobacco Cessation
- Practical Guide to Tobacco Cessation in Dental Offices
- Pregnant Women Cope with Smoking Cessation
- Should the Use of Smoking Cessation Products Be Promoted by Dental Office?
- Smoking Cessation and the Dental Team
- Teen Smoking Information
- Tobacco and the Clinician: Interventions for Medical and Dental Practice
- Women and Smoking
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The Washington State Department of Health and the Tobacco Cessation Resource Center are offering a free webinar series on hot topics in tobacco cessation. The series is open to health professionals and healthcare providers. All you need to participate in the webinars is a phone and a computer.
Topics include (in order of schedule):-
Build Sustainable Ways to Identify and Refer Tobacco Users: Best Practices.
May 5, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00 PM PST Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/727094782Each webinar will be presented by an expert speaker on the subject matter. As this is a series, webinars will build on one another, but can be completed separately. Webinars will take place over lunch and will last approximately one hour.
Please contact TCRC at TCRC@freeclear.com or 206-876-2560 for any questions.
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ORAL DISEASE INFORMATION
- National Cancer Institute Oral Cancer
- Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation
- Tobacco and Oral Disease
- Tobacco Use and the Periodontal Patient
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs
- CDC Research and Data Reports
- Healthy People 2010 (Chapter 27)
- National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines
- More Links
- Tobacco.org
MEDIA RESOURCES*

ADHA PowerPoint Presentation for groups
Center for Tobacco Cessation Toolkits
CDC Videos for Women
Cigar Video
Oral Cancer Screening Video
PDA Downloads
Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians
Spit Tobacco Use In Baseball Video
Smoking Cessation Practice Guidelines
Tobacco Control for the Dental Hygienist
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
*may need special online available video or PDF or PPT programs to screen
Office Materials for Patients
ADHA Flier for Patients
PDA Downloads
Tobacco Cessation Intervention Card and Follow-Up Record (template)
Tobacco Use Status Stickers (template)
To order FREE materials such as State of Washington quitline cards log onto www.tobaccoprc.org/TCRC/HCP.cfm?page=6 for ordering instructions (may want to print them out) and then go to actual ordering site following those instructions at www.prt.wa.gov and all materials are FREE!!!!
The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician/dentist. WSDHA will not give out any dental advice online concerning tobacco cessation or related information. Updated 5/2009.

