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Article: Smoking Leaves You With Nothing to Smile About; The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and the New Jersey Dental Association Launch Partnership to Help Patients Save Their Smiles From Tobacco on the Eve of the Great American Smokeout.
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- PR Newswire
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- November 13, 2002
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TRENTON, N.J. -- The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and the New Jersey Dental Association (NJDA) announced today a joint campaign to mobilize the State's oral health professionals in the fight against tobacco use, the single most preventable cause of illness, disability, and death in New Jersey. Armed with the message, "Save Your Smile: Ask your dental team for the truth about tobacco," the partnership aims to raise awareness among dentists and their patients about the harmful effects of tobacco on the teeth and gums and urge dental professionals to intervene with their patients. The campaign is being launched today to encourage more New ...