L’Order Provincial of Doctors And Dentists Of Messina and the CAO (Dentist Register Commission) Provincial welcome the initiative, promoted by COI AIOG (Italian Odontostomatological Cenacolo – Italian Association General Dentistry), scientific society accredited to Ministry from the Healthpromoting a conference-debate entitled “Oral health And respiratory health: effects of smoke and use of innovative devices“.
The appointment is scheduled for Messina Tuesday 11 June at 2.30 pm, in the Auditorium of the Order in Via Bergamo, for a conference which is credited with 5 ECM For doctors, dentists And dental hygienists.
The following will take part in the conference: Maria Grazia Cannarozzo, National President COIAIOGGioacchino Calapai, professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Messina (UNIME), Francesco Saverio De Bridgeordinary of Unime maxillofacial surgery, Riccardo Polosaordinary of UNICT Internal Medicine (University of Catania), Alfio Pennisiboss Department Operational Area Pneumology Musumeci Nursing Home Gecas CataniaAnd Giuseppe Lo Giudicecoordinator CLMOPD Unime.
“A meeting with debate and round table, which aims to be proactive in this area,” he explained Mary Grazia Cannarozzo – considering that the smoke it causes numerous pathologies, some with a poor prognosis if not diagnosed promptly. A multidisciplinary and personalized approach to the patient becomes necessary, acting as a priority on the prevention of the establishment of incorrect lifestyles. But in cases where those who already smoke do not undertake an effective path to stopping the use of tobaccoall the medical figures involved must develop, in light of current scientific updates, a model rationale for intervention which, acting primarily on the prevention side, aims to minimize the biological damage of the smoke“.
The event on June 11th aims to lay the foundations for a therapeutic alliance between dentists, pulmonologists And surgeonsin order to develop a training and knowledge path aimed at interrupting the habit of smoke. Alternatively, if this is not achievable, we will need to ask ourselves whether a path that involves the use of devices without combustion, how “valid” alternative with a view to potentially reducing exposure to harmful substances for those who would continue to smoke anyway.
In Italy there are over 80 thousand deaths from smoking every year and 7 million in the world; the collaboration of dentists, with pulmonologists and maxillofacial surgeons, proves essential to address the consequences of smoke on the Health of the smokersaffected by serious pathologies such as oral and lung cancer, and others relevant to the district respiratoryincluding the COPD. The only effective way of prevention is to stop smoking. But today those who absolutely do not intend to quit smoking can minimize the damage, with some alternatives that specialists want to discuss and reflect on.
