Experts at the 2026 Tobacco Cessation Workshop have urged dentists and other oral health professionals to take an active role in helping smokers quit tobacco. They stressed that dental clinics provide a critical opportunity for detecting tobacco-related harm and supporting cessation efforts. The experts said dentists should go beyond documenting patients' smoking status and use routine dental visits to offer cessation support. This approach aims to integrate tobacco cessation into oral health care.
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