Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #106743

Sandra Nagel Beebe, RDH, PhD, Dental Hygiene Clinical Instructor, School of Allied Health, ASA, MC 6615, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, 618 529-7591, sbeebe@siu.edu

The speaker will discuss ADHA's development of a Tobacco Cessation program on-line for hygienists to access for gathering information to help patients quit. The program is identified as AskAdviseRefer. ADHA has a Grant which is currently in the second year of funding with room for expansion. Each state selected one individual to act as the ADHA Smoking Cessation Initiative (SCI) Liaison. For a short time, open discussion on-line was available to answer individual's inquiries. The program has been in existence for approximately two years at this time. Recently in December, a second director, took over and is redeveloping the site web site. A power point presentation will identify the layout of the web site so programs may be promoted to the dental community as well as medical community observers. This is a new and upcoming feature the American Dental Hygienist Association would like to promote to all health professionals treating smoking cessation clients.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, one will learn

• the new role of the hygienist as a dental tobacco cessation educator,
• identify various programs available for use in tobacco cessation,
• understand the significance of the ADHA sponsored program.

Keywords: Smoking Cessation, Public Health Education

Related Web page: Presently being redesigned by ADHA

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

Recorded presentation