Lasting Impressions | Summer 2016

Breaking the 20 x NSU LASTING IMPRESSIONS W hile progress has been made in reducing smoking, the tobacco industry is cultivat- ing the next generations of consumers with the advent of electronic and candy- flavored cigarettes. But a dedicated band of dental students, as well as dentists and dental hygienists on the College of Dental Medicine faculty, are hard at work con- structing a tobacco-free future for their dental patients. The program—Dental Tobacco Cessa- tion Initiative in collaboration with the NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Tobacco Cessation and Training Program reak BY LONA O’CONNOR