273178 Tobacco Screening and Counseling Among US Dental Professionals, 2010-2011

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 8:55 AM - 9:20 AM

Jennifer Cleveland, DDS, MPH , Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  
Healthy People 2020, includes two developmental objectives on the percentage of dental staff (dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants) who screen dental patients for tobacco use and provide counseling for tobacco cessation (HP2020 TU9.3 and TU10.3). The objective of the study is to present data from the American Dental Association's 2010 and 2011 Survey of Dental Practice on the percentage of US dental staff that screen and counsel patients on tobacco use and cessation.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe the prevalence of screening for tobacco use and counseling patients in tobacco cessation among US dental professionals in 2010 and 2011.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a CDC dental officer and epidemiologist in the Surveillance, Investigation and Research Branch of the Division of Oral Health. My main responsibilities are to conduct epidemiological studies, translating research into policy using national guidelines.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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