Webinar: Addressing tobacco use in dental care

You can now watch the recordings for the webinar on our YouTube channel. Dr. Sandra Japuntich, a clinical psychologist and researcher, talked about the current state of the tobacco epidemic and how to help patients quit smoking using the “Ask-Advise-Refer” strategy. She also shared with us the details about the Free Samples for Health (FreSH) study, being conducted in the Network.

Dr. Sandra Japuntich was joined by Dr. David Louis, a general dentist from Eden Prairie, MN, Dr. Paul Pentel, a physician at Hennepin Healthcare, MN, and Dr. Brad Rindal, a general dentist and researcher at HealthPartners and the Network node director for the midwest region, in a panel discussion about smoke cessation and the FreSH study. The panelists answered to questions from the audience.