Module 1 Smoking, Communication, Nutrition

What is the lifeline to get smoking help

1-800-QUIT-NOW

What are the effects of smoking tabacco?

• periodontal disease

• Cancer risk

• Xerostomia

• Halitosis

Describe ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery systems) and their effects

• High repiratory conditions

• Xerostomia

• Oral lesions

• Higher biofilm and deep probe depths

Describe smokeless tobacco and the effects

• nicotine is directly absorbs thhrough the oral mucosa

• Increased cancer risk (squamous cell carcinoma)

• Gengival recession

• Tooth wear, discoloration etc.

What are the effects of smoking marijuana?

• Xerostomia

• Inc appetite for sugar

• Hyperplasia (gingival enlargement)

• Perio disease

• Candidiasis

What are the steps to take when educating a pt who smokes, vapes etc.

Ask, Advise, Refer

What do we need to consider to effectively communicate to our patient?

• Listening skills (active listening)

• Non verbal communication (80%)

• Be aware!!

• Be mindful of body language

• Know your audience

• Ask open ended questions

• Build trust

• most learn visually

Describe cariogenic food/ cariogneicity

• Contribute to caries

• lower the pH of the mouth

• Is broken down into simple sugars

• Acid attack takes place for 20 min after eating sugary until slaiva neutrlizes it

What is clearnace time?

The time from exposure to the cariogenic food to until it is cleared from the oral cavity

Explain the USDA my plate

• Half of plate should be fruits and vegetabes

• use whole grains and low fat milk

Describe carbohydrates

• are our energy source

• break down to become cariogenic/ simple sugars

Describe proteins

• Made up of 22 amino acids ( 10 essential cannot be made by the body and non essential are produced in the body)

What are the fat soluble vitamins

• A

• D

• E

• K

What are the water soluble vitamins

• C: function in wound healing, and formation of collagen

• Vitamin B (do not directly affect oral cavity)

What are the major minerals?

• Calcium: development of bones, teeth etc

• Phosphorous: developemnt of bone and teeth

• Sodium:

• Sulfur

• Potassium

• Magnesium

• Chlorine

Describe the nutritional value of water

• 8 × 8oz glasses of water per say is reccommended

• removes wastses

• is in blood

• needs to be replenished daily