The American Dental Association has adopted an interim policy recommending a total ban on all vaping products unless they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration for helping people quit smoking, the group announced Monday. The FDA has not approved any e-cigarettes as a smoking-cessation aid.

More than 2,400 hospitalizations and 54 deaths have been linked to the use of vaping products in the U.S, according to figures by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. ADA noted its interim policy is in step with the American Medical Association, which called for a ban in November.

"While the long-term oral health effects of vaping are under scientific review, as health professionals we must be prudent in protecting consumers from potentially harmful products," ADA President Chad Gehani said in a statement.

Specifically, the policy calls on federal and state regulators to ban the sale of all e-cigarette and vaping products, with the exception of those approved by the FDA for tobacco cessation purposes and made available by prescription only. It also calls for research funding to study the safety and effectiveness of e-cigarettes and vaping products.

The Vapor Technology Association, which represents manufacturers of vaping products, did not immediately respond to the ADA's proposed ban. However, the group released a study in November finding that more than 150,000 jobs could be lost if a then-proposed federal ban on flavored vaping products were to go into effect. President Donald Trump reportedly nixed the proposal out of concerns it would hurt his re-election prospects.