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A medical officer for tobacco cessation in No Tobacco Unit (TFI), Department of Health Promotion at World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Dongbo Fu has over 15 years international and country-level experience in tobacco cessation and treatment of tobacco dependence. He is WHO's principal focal point for providing technical leadership in working with WHO member states to establish and strengthen their national tobacco cessation and treatment systems as part of comprehensive tobacco control strategy and part of the universal health coverage (UHC) intervention package. Dr Fu has coordinated the development of a series of WHO technical tools for integrating brief tobacco interventions into primary care services and for developing and improving national toll-free tobacco quit line services. He also provides direct technical support to WHO Member States to develop and implement national tobacco cessation strategies through regional and country-level training workshops.
WHO Recommendations on Tobacco Cessation in Dental Settings
Dental teams are in a unique position to deliver brief advice on tobacco cessation to their patients during routine dental practices. This presentation aims to give an overview on the importance of and WHO recommendations on tobacco cessation interventions in dental settings. The focus will be on how to deliver brief advice on tobacco cessation using 5As and 5Rs models in their daily practices and what are WHO developed resources or tools to build capacity of dental professionals in tobacco cessation.
Learning objectives
- To emphasize the importance of the dental team in promoting tobacco cessation and reducing tobacco-related morbidity and mortality.
- To present WHO recommendations on tobacco cessation in dental settings for dental professionals and dental service managers.
- To increase skills and confidence of the dental team in delivering brief tobacco cessation advice to their patients as part of dental practices.