Hi Ellen, 
In Ontario, Canada we have a partnership of dentists, doctors and pharmacist associations aimed at providing training for effective minimal contact intervensions (see the last link in the list). A quik websearch and I found the links to resources/articles and I have also worked with the Canadian Association of Dental Hygienists to promote smoking cessation within their memberships...
Hope this all helps!
Robin Reece

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http://www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-67/issue-3/153.html

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V7V-3X94J05-B&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=e39b2e153ae9db36bfe4b24fdf44b836

http://www.opatoday.com/cti.asp

The Clinical Tobacco Intervention (CTI) Program is a cooperative effort between the Ontario Pharmacists' Association, the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Dental Association to mobilize and support pharmacists, physicians and dentists to help their patients stop smoking and prevent younger patients from beginning to smoke. Education of the health care professionals forms the cornerstone of the CTI Program. 
Multidisciplinary workshops are held in various locations across the province, usually in the evening, include dinner and last about two hours. Support staff are invited to accompany the practitioners and CE credits are provided. 

Additional resources provided by CTI include Pharmacist Education Kits, educational materials for patients, Quit Connection Fax Referral Service and the E-learning module Youth and Smoking Cessation: Meeting the Challenges. To access these resources, and for more information, visit the CTI website www.opacti.org. 



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Subject: [CLICK4HP] Dentists as Health Promoters

Hello, 



Wondered if anyone new of any research supporting Dentists providing smoking
cessation advice to patients and if any best practice methods exist?



Many thanks for any help.

Cheers,



Ellen Nicholson

Public Health Policy Officer

NHS Cambridgeshire

Ph 01223 885843

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