Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: Current trends and patient education opportunities for dental hygienists.

Concerns regarding the overall health consequences, product safety, impact on youth brain development, and possible gateways to other tobacco products of Electronic Nicotene Delivery Systems (ENDS) are increasing. However, evidence suggests little is known about ENDS among health care professionals and the public. The purpose of this review was to explore the literature for opportunities to inform dental patients about the possible health consequences of ENDS and prevention strategies to consider for implementation in dental practice.

Evaluation of a Comprehensive Tobacco Dependence Treatment Program: Dental Students' Perceptions of Preparedness and Clinical Practice.

The aims of this study were to assess dental students' perceptions of their preparedness for providing treatment for tobacco dependence and to determine if their training resulted in successful practice in the dental school clinic. Since the tobacco dependence treatment program began at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, all third- and fourth-year dental students have been required to complete an online survey about their attitudes and experience with tobacco dependence treatment. This descriptive study and retrospective analysis utilized these survey data from the initiation of the program in fall 2002 through 2010 (615 third-year and 590 fourth-year students, for a total of 1,205, all of whom participated in the surveys).