Send quitters on road to victory

05 December 2013
Volume 29 · Issue 10

Dentists across the UK are being encouraged to get involved in the No Smoking Day campaign as it gets ready to inspire hundreds of thousands of smokers to quit on Wednesday March 12 2014.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on dental staff to use the annual health campaign as an opportunity to promote quit aids in their practice and signpost smokers to local support services.

A recent survey for the British Dental Health Foundation found that there was still limited awareness about the effects of smoking on oral health with one in four people not realising that it is the leading cause of mouth cancer, a disease that kills one person every five hours in the UK.

Research shows the majority of smokers will experience multiple quit attempts before they’re able to give cigarettes up for good. This year’s No Smoking Day has a ‘V for Victory’ theme which is set to inspire hundreds of thousands of smokers to win the fight against cigarettes.

The campaign will help smokers on the road to victory, providing information, support and encouragement to put together a personal battle plan so that they are in the best possible position to make a successful quit attempt on the day.

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