The following is a list of topics covered for dental, dental hygiene, dental therapy and graduate students:

• The prevalence and the systemic and local effects of smoking and smokeless tobacco use.
• Smoking as a major risk factor for periodontal diseases.
• The effects of tobacco use on treatment results.
• Nicotine Addiction
• Benefits of a tobacco-free lifestyle
• Stages of Change
• Clinical interventions
• Use of nicotine and non-nicotine pharmacologic therapy
• The tobacco industry influence
• The role of oral health care providers in policy and media advocacy

A protocol for brief interventions by all students with their tobacco using patients is in place in the School of Dentistry clinics. These patients are followed-up and given continued support and encouragement for their cessation efforts.

Protocols for Tobacco Use Cessation in the Clinics