A brief intervention for tobacco use in dental practice
Tobacco use is already part of the dental social history. Quix for Practice gives your team somewhere to send adult patients who smoke or vape: local community pharmacies with a pharmacist and trained team on site. There is no form to complete, no record to transfer, and no cost to your practice.
Who this is for
Patients your dental team can mention this to
Written as clinical moments, not as a market description. If tobacco use is already in the conversation, signposting is appropriate.
Adults who currently smoke or vape
Captured in the social history at routine examination or hygiene appointment.
Patients with periodontal disease or poor healing
Tobacco worsens periodontal outcomes and delays healing after extraction or surgery.
Patients having implants, extractions or oral surgery
A practical moment to discuss how stopping improves bone integration and wound healing.
Patients with oral potentially malignant disorders
A brief, structured prompt to support smoking cessation as part of oral cancer prevention.
Patients with smoking related oral health concerns
This can be a natural opportunity to talk about stopping smoking.
This fits inside your existing oral health and prevention conversations; it does not change the patient record or treatment plan.
How signposting works
Three simple steps.
Your dental team raises tobacco use in the appointment
During an examination, hygiene visit or treatment planning, the clinician asks about smoking or vaping and mentions that a nearby pharmacy offers support.
The patient finds their nearest pharmacy
The patient card carries a QR code. They enter their postcode and see participating pharmacies near them.
The patient attends on their own
They present at the pharmacy counter and speak to the pharmacist. Nothing comes back to your practice.
Signposting, not referral.
No patient record moves between your practice and the pharmacy. There is no form, no system integration, no onward task, and no clinical liability for your practice. The patient chooses whether to go.
Participating pharmacies
The patient will speak to a pharmacist and their team.
Every participating pharmacy is led by a pharmacist, with a trained pharmacy team supporting the conversation on the high street.
The pharmacist discusses the full range of options available, including licensed nicotine replacement therapy and the local authority stop smoking service where one operates.
Find your nearest
Check coverage around your practice
Enter a practice or patient postcode to see which participating pharmacies are within walking distance.
Here at Quix Labs, we have a dedicated Pharmacy Partnership Manager who can reach out and talk to your local pharmacy and walk them through the clinic model, pricing and how Quix Connect brings local clinicians to your pharmacy.
Resources
Useful Resources
Sourced from NHS England, NICE and NCSCT where applicable. No email required, no Quix framing inside the documents.
For your team
- Very Brief Advice for dental teams
Ask, Advise, Act — framed around a dental appointment.
- What local authority stop smoking provision looks like in 2026
Provision summary.
For your patients
- Quix Connect: pharmacy finder and booker ↗
Patients find a participating pharmacy and book an appointment themselves.
- Quitters Club ↗
Psychoeducational resource: structured support, accountability and community.
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Next step
Two ways to take this further
Book a call
Fifteen minutes with Sara Eckersley, Clinical Outreach Lead
Fifteen minutes covering how signposting works in practice, what your team would say and which pharmacies near you take part.
Prefer email? clinicians@quixlabs.com
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