January 2, 2012

First lines of abstract: The present paper addresses basic evaluation and procedural concepts that are involved in the process of implementing sustainable oral health behavioral and social interventions. It is part of a series of thematic articles describing cutting-edge methods for conducting oral health interventions research. 

Simpson 2011.pdf

Crosby & Noar 2011.pdf

OConnell & Griffin 2011.pdf

Ayala & Elder 2011.pdf

MacKinnon & Luecken 2011.pdf

June 3, 2011

CHINA: There are over 300mn smokers in China, according to the Tobacco Control Report released last week by the country’s Centre for Disease Control & Prevention. Most smokers are male and around 740mn people were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2010. 
 
Comment: With over 1mn tobacco-related deaths annually in China, it is no wonder that the SFDA has switched some smoking control products to OTC. Nicorette (Shanghai J&J) became the first nicotine-based OTC in June 2009 after patches (5mg, 10mg, 15mg) and gums (2mg, 4mg) were granted OTC status at the end of 2008. Sales have so far been slow but local reports state that they are picking up following the national ban on smoking in indoor public places, which was implemented on 1st May. Earlier this year switch applications from J&J and Novartis for nicotine patches in different doses were approved, suggesting further launches are on the way.

April 13, 2011

Aim: The aim of this 12-month prospective study was to assess the adjunctive effect of smoking cessation in non-surgical periodontal therapy of subjects with severe chronic periodontitis. 
Materials and methods: Of the 201 subjects enrolled from a smoking cessation clinic, 93 were eligible and received non-surgical periodontal treatment and concurrent smoking cessation treatment. Periodontal maintenance was performed every 3 months. Full-mouth periodontal examination in six sites per tooth was performed by a calibrated examiner, blinded to smoking status, at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months after non-surgical periodontal treatment. Furthermore, expired air carbon monoxide concentration measurements and interviews based on a structured questionnaire were performed in order to collect demographic and smoking data. 
Results: Of the 93 eligible subjects, 52 remained in the study after 1 year. Of these, 17 quit smoking and 35 continued smoking or oscillated. After 1 year, only quitters presented significant clinical attachment gain (p=0.04). However, there were no differences between the groups regarding clinical attachment level, probing depth, bleeding on probing and plaque index after 1 year (p>0.05). 
Conclusion: Smoking cessation promoted clinical attachment gain in chronic periodontitis subjects from a smoking cessation clinic after 1 year of follow-up. 
 
J Clin Periodontol. 2011 Apr 13. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01723.x. [Epub ahead of print] 
 
Rosa EF, Corraini P, de Carvalho VF, Inoue G, Gomes EF, Lotufo JP, De Micheli G, Pannuti CM. 
 
Department of Stomatology, Division of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Department of Pediatric, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

April 2, 2011

At the 2011 ECTOH conference, a symposium was held. The aim of the symposium was to inform the participants of the guidelines concerning the role of oral health professionals in the prevention and cessation of tobacco dependence. 
 
Chair: 
Dr J.E. Jacobs PhD 
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands

Ramseier ECTOH Amsterdam 2011.pdf

Ulbricht ECTOH 2011.pdf

Rosseel ECTOH Amsterdam 2011.pdf

Schoonheim ECTOH 2011.pdf

Binnie ECTOH 2011.pdf

March 15, 2011

The Consensus Report of the 2nd European Workshop on Tobacco use Prevention and Cessation for Oral Health Professionals has been translated into German and was published in the STOMATOLOGIE, Springer Verlag, Austria/Germany, 2010. 
 
This translation of Prof. Dr. Johann Beck-Mannagetta is greatly acknowledged by all participants of the 2008 Workshop.

Konsensusdokument (German Version).pdf