Center for Tobacco Independence

This virtual training is designed specifically for dental providers. To effectively treat Tobacco Use Disorder, dental providers require a specific combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities, along with affirmative attitudes, values, and beliefs that support them in this important and challenging work. This training provides participants with the basic level of tobacco specific information that is necessary to treat tobacco use disorder in their patients with competence and confidence. This training will outline the principal areas and key points of evidenced-based tobacco treatment…

  Registration Closes on April 1, 2025 at 11:30AM ET This training will explore the link between tobacco use and cancer, highlighting the increased health risks and treatment challenges for patients who continue smoking. Individuals receiving treatment for cancer have significantly better outcomes if they are tobacco-free, while those who continue to use tobacco experience poorer treatment responses and an increased risk of developing secondary cancers. Participants will learn the fundamentals of tobacco treatment and give an overview of tobacco treatment medications and…

Registration Closes March 31, 2025 In this Essential Skills Training you will learn about tobacco prevalence, products and burden, e-cigarettes and vaping, motivational interviewing, how to integrate brief, evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions into current practice, tobacco treatment medications and relapse prevention and recovery. Participation in the Treating Tobacco Together: Essential Skills Training is a required component of the “Classic Pathway” for Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification. In-Person with pre-work: Participants must complete three online courses before the live in person training day that will take approximately 2 hours…