Initial Assessment During the initial assessment, the dental professional will gather relevant information about the patient's tobacco use history
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Vaping Prevention & Education For Parents: How to Talk About Vaping with Teens (U.S
smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop heart disease, stroke, and several types of cancer, including cancers of the lung, larynx, mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, and cervix
More than 6 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while around 890,000 are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Every year, on May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure, and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form