Earn 1.5 continuing education credits from the American Dental Association (ADA) CER program, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) for attending this session.
Tobacco, Vaping, and Cannabis: Implications for Patients - Didactic Session
This session will help prepare dental professionals to address the rapidly changing trends in tobacco use and other substance use among their patients, including alternative tobacco products, electronic cigarettes (vaping), and cannabis (marijuana). Participants will learn about the oral health effects and overall health implications of cigarettes, non-cigarette tobacco, and other substances and the implications for patient treatment.
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
Presenters: Benjamin W. Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD, Tamanna Tiwari, MPH, MDS, BDS
Benjamin W. Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD is Associate Professor of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry and Director of the UCSF School of Dentistry Program in Global Oral Health. He is a graduate of Williams College (B.A.), UCSF (D.D.S.), and the University of California,
Tamanna Tiwari, MPH, MDS, BDS, is a dentist and dental public health specialist specializing in integrating behavioral health and oral health. Her efforts have focused on transdisciplinary behavioral and social aspects of dentistry, and she has expertise in oral health literacy, oral health behaviors, and their impact on oral and overall health. Her work sheds light on models of integrating medical, behavioral, and dental care and its critical role in positive patient outcomes and provider engagement.
Tobacco, Vaping & Cannabis: Implications for Patients - Discussion Session
This interactive, discussion-based session will continue the conversation from the March 8 didactic session on the rapidly changing trends in tobacco use and other substance use among their patients, including alternative tobacco products, electronic cigarettes (vaping), and cannabis (marijuana). Participants will have the opportunity to interact directly with nationally-recognized expert Dr. Benjamin W. Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD, on the oral health effects and overall health implications of cigarettes, non-cigarette tobacco, and other substances and the implications for patient treatment.
Date: Thursday, March 9 2023
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
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Presenters: Benjamin W. Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD; Tamanna Tiwari, MPH, MDS, BDS
Earn 1.5 from the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) for attending this session.