For client review: this page is new. The old site promoted this service on the home page and in the contact form but had no page for it.

Most people who use tobacco already know they should stop, and being told again by another clinician rarely helps.

Tooth Fairy Mobile Dental Hygiene offers tobacco cessation support as part of a hygiene visit: honest, non-judgemental, and offered only to patients who want it.

What Tobacco Cessation Support Involves

A hygiene visit is one of the few appointments where the effects of tobacco are visible to the patient rather than abstract. Staining, gum recession, bone loss around the teeth, delayed healing and tissue changes are all things that can be looked at together during a visit.

Support is brief and practical, following the approach used across dental and medical settings: ask, advise, assess readiness, assist and arrange follow-up. If a patient is not ready, the conversation stops there and the door stays open at the next visit.

How We Help

Step	What happens	Your experience
1. A straight look	What tobacco is doing in this particular mouth, shown rather than described.	Specific to you, not a general warning.
2. An honest question	Whether stopping is something you are considering right now.	No pressure, and no lecture if the answer is no.
3. Practical options	What has helped other patients, including nicotine replacement available through a physician or pharmacist.	Real options rather than willpower advice.
4. Free support	Referral to Kick It California, the free quitline and coaching service run for California residents.	Ongoing help between dental visits, at no cost.
5. Follow-up	A check-in at the next hygiene visit, whatever the outcome was.	Someone who remembers and does not judge.

Why This Belongs in a Hygiene Visit

Tobacco use raises the risk of periodontal disease, slows healing after a deep cleaning, and is a significant risk factor for oral cancer, which is one reason every visit includes an oral cancer screening. Patients who stop see measurable improvement in gum health, and it is often the first change they notice.

Care That Comes to You

This support is offered during ordinary mobile hygiene visits at home or in a care facility. Prescription medication to help with stopping is arranged through the patient physician, and anything requiring dental diagnosis or treatment is referred to a licensed dentist.