“Something in Our Mist!”: Is Vaping Cannabis Dentistry’s Next Tobacco?
Thursday, January 29, 2026
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Course Code:
427TL
Room:
MCEC Room 252 A
Cost:
$135
Credits:
3
CE Hours
Although conventional cigarette smoking among young adults has declined markedly over the past several decades, there has been a substantial increase in the use of vaporizing devices. While originally designed as alternative delivery vehicles for nicotine in place of tobacco, advances in technology and lack of strict regulation has given rise to the use of these devices as delivery vehicles for a variety of substances, especially cannabis. Unfortunately, very little information is available about the safety of the active and inactive ingredients present in products used for vaping. This course will provide attendees with an overview of cannabis, vaping, and their overall systemic adverse effects. Special emphasis will be given to the oral complications associated with vaping, as well as patient care planning strategies.
Speakers
After this course attendees will be able to:
- Discuss the pharmacology of cannabis, its mechanism of action, routes of administration and available formulations
- Compare tobacco smoking and cannabis vaping as delivery systems for introducing drugs into the lungs
- Describe the oral complications encountered by patients who vape cannabis
- Identify the systemic complications encountered by patients who vape cannabis
- Explain current available treatment strategies and patient care planning techniques for patients who vape cannabis
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