“Vaping was all over the news towards the end of 2019 and the headlines were not good. What’s important is that we don’t let any headlines distract us from the real big bad wolf, which is cigarette smoking (and other products containing tobacco). Quitting smoking is a tremendous personal challenge and an emotional one. Reading that vaping is not the safe alternative they thought it was, could be a terrible blow for someone trying to quit. But with any data we must think beyond the statistics. There are still millions of people who do smoke. Preventive-maintenance appointments give dental practitioners valuable time to discuss issues like vaping and smoking cessation. If vaping is helping them cut down on cigarettes, they can continue. With regards to what is going on in the US, if headlines send just one person who was trying hard to quit back to smoking more cigarettes, this would be a shame.”
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Kimberley Lloyd- Rees Dental Hygienist & Therapist
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