What dental professionals need to know about e-cigarettes [VIDEO]
Are e-cigarettes really the safer alternative to cigarettes?
Are e-cigarettes really the safer alternative to cigarettes?
Kevin Henry, Modern Hygienist's group editorial director, talks to Anastasia Turchetta, RDH, about the rise in e-cigarette usage, what it means in terms of oral health and what dental professionals need to know about this current trend.
“We’re taking a new topic - the e-cigarette - into an old industry …,” Turchetta says. “The research isn’t out there yet, but there are still some keys things that I think we, as dental professionals, should ask.”
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