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-- Pilot program will give Dentists the tools they need to provide tobacco cessation instruction and intervention in their offices --
Jump to full article: Business Wire, 2012-01-26
Intro: With cigarette smoking causing about 1 of every 5 deaths in the United States each year, Aetna (NYSE: AET) is piloting a new program to support dentists in adopting the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) five A’s tobacco cessation guidelines – Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist and Arrange.
"Numerous investigations, along with Aetna’s own work in dental offices, provide evidence that many dentists engage in Asking and Advising about tobacco use. However, the remaining A’s do not receive adequate attention in the clinical setting."
“Our work is designed to support not only dentists and their clinical staff, but also the well-being of their patients and our members,” said Dr. Mary Lee Conicella, Aetna’s chief dental officer. “Numerous investigations, along with Aetna’s own work in dental offices, provide evidence that many dentists engage in Asking and Advising about tobacco use. However, the remaining A’s do not receive adequate attention in the clinical setting.”
Through the new program, Aetna will promote tobacco counseling by dentists and will study the impact that a smoking cessation clinical decision support system (CDSS) has on a patient’s tobacco use.
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