Table of Contents for
Tobacco Intervention in Dental Practice
Helping Your Patients Stop Tobacco Use

Chapter 1 Introduction
Tobacco Use Intervention in Dental Practice
Successful Intervention
Intervention Time Investment and Compensation

Chapter 2 First Steps
The Office Staff
Achieving the Tobacco-Free Office Environment

Chapter 3 The Five A's: Ask, Assess, Advise, Assist, and Arrange
Ask Your Patients About Tobacco Use
Assess Your Patients' Willingness to Quit
Advise Your Patients to Stop Tobacco Use
Assist Your Patients to Stop Using Tobacco
Arrange Patient Follow-Up Services

Chapter 4 Follow-Through
Follow Through With Your Patients
Patients Who Stop
Patients Who Have Relapsed
Special Concerns of Patients Who Stop
Follow Through With Your Profession
Follow Through With Your Community
Follow Through With Yourself

Appendices
Tobacco Use Intervention Materials for Patients
Magazines That Refuse Tobacco Advertising
Tobacco Use Intervention Materials for the Oral Health Team
Patient Tobacco Use Assessment Form
Nicotine Gum Use
Responses to Common Patient Questions and Concerns
Tobacco Use Cessation Tips

Tables of Information
Table 1. Personal Reasons for Stopping Tobacco Use
Table 2. Common Causes of Relapse
Table 3. First-Line Nicotine Replacement/Withdrawal Therapy

Boxes
Box 1. Sample Office Tobacco-Free Policy
Box 2. Sample Patient Quit Smoking Contract
Box 3. Sample Follow-Up Call
Box 4. Sample Follow-Up Letter

Selected References
Index

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