DCI issues notice on Virtual Training For Tobacco Cessation In Dental Colleges, Check out details

New Delhi: National Resource Centre for Oral Health & Tobacco Cessation (NRCOHTC) is soon going to initiate virtual training of previously nominated faculty for tobacco cessation in Dental Colleges in a phase-wise manner, the Dental Council of India (DCI) announced through a written notification.

Each training module will include 30 faculties appointed from Dental College in India and 10 Dental Professionals working in Dental Clinics under National Oral Health Program. The NRC-OH-TC has prepared a list of nominated Dental facilities in charge of Tobacco Cessation Clinics in their respective institutions.

The training program is planned for 4 days commencing in August. In case if there is any change in the nominated faculty, the concerned principal of Dental Colleges will have to intimate DCI regarding the same. The last date to intimate is 15th July 2022. The intimation has to be given through mail nrc.tccmaids@gmail.com.

DCI has asked all the principals of Dental Colleges to direct the nominated faculty to attend the training program as per the schedule.

States and number of colleges included in the training list –

1. Odisha – 4

2. Assam – 3

3. Manipur – 2

4. Chhattisgarh – 6

5. West Bengal – 6

6. Jharkhand – 4

7. J&K – 3

8. Chandigarh – 1

9. Daman & Diu – 1

10. Madhya Pradesh – 11

11. Uttar Pradesh – 8

12. Uttarakhand – 3

13. Bihar - 5

The detailed schedule for the virtual training–

Day 1 –

1. 9.30 – 9.45 – Welcome and greeting

2. 9.45 – 10:00 – Orientation

3. 10:00 - 10:30 - Introduction, Epidemiology, and Types of Tobacco Products

4. 10:30 - 10:50 - Role of Dental Health Professionals in Tobacco Cessation

5. 10:50 - 11:10 - Effects of Tobacco on Health and Oral Health and Impact of Tobacco on Dental Treatment Outcomes

6. 11:10 - 11:55 - Addiction Process and Measurement of Nicotine Dependence

7. 11:55 - 12:10 - Question and Answer Session

8. 12:10 – 12:20 – Quiz

9. 12:20 – 12:30 - Summarizing and concluding

Day 2 –

1. 9:30 - 10:15 - Behavioral Interventions in Tobacco Cessation

2. 10:15 - 10:25 - Role-play Demonstration

3. 10:25 - 11:10 - Pharmacotherapy for Tobacco Cessation in Dental Setting

4. I11:10 - 11:20 - Role-play Demonstration

5. 11:20 - 11:35 - Question and Answer Session

6. 11:35 - 11:45 - Quiz

7. 11:45 - 12:00 pm - Summarizing and concluding

Day 3 –

1. 9:30 - 10:15 - Understanding Withdrawal Symptoms and Relapse Prevention

2. 10:15 - 10:30 - Role-play Demonstration .

3. 10:30 - 10:50 - Tobacco Cessation in Community Settings

4. 10:50 - 11:10 - Laboratory Investigations in Tobacco Cessation

5. 11:10 - 11:30 - Monitoring and Evaluation in Tobacco Cessation .

6. 11:30 - 11:45 - Question and Answer Session

7. 11:45 - 11:55 - Quiz

8. 11:55 - 12:00 - Summarizing and concluding

Day 4 –

1. 9:30 - 10:15 - Discussion on Case Study Break-out Groups (Task to be given along with guidelines on a PPT to be presented by each group at the end of the training)

2. 10:15 – 11:00 – Panel Discussion

3. 11:00 - 11:30 - Closing Session, Feedback, Concluding Remarks

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, has designated Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS), New Delhi, as the National Resource Centre for Oral & Tobacco Cessation (NRC-OH-TC). The resource center is a single point of contact for assistance in developing, implementing, and advancing the scope of Dental health professionals in tobacco cessation for addressing patient care, research and capacity building, and integration in Dental education.

To view the notice, click on https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/lno405-180244.pdf.