Sir, we read with interest the fact that the Eastman Dental Hospital now runs support to stop smoking clinics for patients. However, we must disagree with the fact that they are the first dental initiative of this kind in England. Three of the staff at our dental surgery completed the advisor training in January 2006 and have been offering appointments to patients since then.

The practice runs regular oral health clinics and is very involved in the promotion of oral health locally. The 'support to stop' service has proven to be popular with patients who would rather come to the dental surgery than go to the doctor's.

We wish the Eastman luck with their initiative and hope that they have the success that we have had.