Provider Resources

These tobacco cessation resources are for dental professionals to use in the dental setting. A video and handouts have been developed as part of a growing toolkit on effective tobacco cessation counseling. We hope you find these resources beneficial and share them widely with your colleagues.

Webinars/Courses

• Tobacco Use and Oral Health Webinar
• UCSF COHTAC_Tobacco Cessation Webinar
• UCSF Video: Tobacco Cessation in Dental Settings- 5 A's Approach 

Tobacco Cessation Training and Toolkits

• Campaign for Dental Health: Addressing Tobacco in Dental Settings
• Dental Team's Role
• Identifying and Treating Patients Who Use Tobacco: Action Steps for Clinicians
• Talking to Youth About E-cigarettes: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know 
• Tobacco Cessation Amidst COVID-19 Fact Sheet
• Tobacco Cessation Change Package
• Tobacco Cessation Toolkit for California Dental Providers
• UCSF: New and Emerging Tobacco Products and Counseling Patients in a
  New Tobacco Landscape

Reports and Guidelines 

• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2008 Update
• Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General

Dental and Dental Hygiene Associations and Tobacco Cessation

• American Dental Association: Tobacco Use and Cessation
• American Dental Hygienists’ Association: Quit Tobacco

Downloadable and Printed Materials for the Dental Practice

• Campaign for Dental Health: Resources for families how to avoid harmful tobacco products
• CA Smokers’ Helpline Free Printed and Downloadable Materials
• CDC’s Tips from Former Smokers Posters

Patient Referral Resources

• California Smokers’ Helpline
• Community-based or Local Cessation Programs in Your Area
• The National Cancer Institute’s SmokeFree.gov Program for Adults
• The National Cancer Institute’s SmokeFree.gov Program for Teens
• The Truth Initiative BecomeAnEX Program
• UCSF Fontana Tobacco Treatment Center

Trainer/Educator Resources

• Rx For Change

Survey Materials

• Dental Professional Tobacco Survey (pdf)

Partnerships