Aim
Aim of this course is to educate dental student how to recognize tobacco related oral diseases, how to recognize smokers among pateints and how to motivate and help patients to stop smoking and /or remain tobacco free.
Main topics
History, psychology and epidemiology of smoking
Smoking and oral healthcare workers
Tobacco related oral mucosal lesions
Smoking and periodontal disease
Smoking and systemic disease
Interventional strategies targeted to smokers' population
"5A approach" - theory and demonstration
Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation – how to prescribe and dose it?
What about patients who are not ready to try to stop smoking?
Identification of obstacles – answers to frequently asked questions of smokers
The course consists of 5 lectures and 5 seminars in the 5th semester.
Assessment methods
At the end of the course students take written exam.
