Policy on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)

Recognizing the potential general and oral health hazards associated with the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems, the AAPD:

encourages oral health professionals to determine and document e-cigarette use by patients and their parents, and caregivers.
encourages oral health professionals to educate patients, parents, and caregivers on the health consequences of e-cigarettes and other forms of nicotine delivery systems.
supports the inclusion of ENDS in laws that ban smoking in all places where children and adolescents live, learn, play, work, and visit.
encourages the enactment of FDA regulations on ENDS distribution including, but not limited to, national, state, and local legislation prohibiting the advertising, promotion, and sales of e-cigarettes to those under 21, banning the child-friendly flavoring of e-cigarettes, and limiting the use for smoking cessation purposes.
opposes the use of all forms of unregulated nicotine delivery systems, such as tobacco lozenges, nicotine water, nicotine lollipops, and heated tobacco cigarette substitutes.
supports further research on the effects of the secondhand vapors and the compounds produced from e-cigarettes and on strategies to prevent use of and addiction to ENDS.