Cigarette smoking continues to be one of the most significant avoidable health risk
behaviors in the United States. This paper reviews the current data on dentists' involvement …

Perceptions of what constitutes a drug are changing: tobacco has been recognized as a
drug as addicting as heroin or alcohol. This article presents a rationale for dentists providing …

Surveys of independent dental practitioners and health maintenance organization (HMO)
dentists and their adult male patients in Oregon found that cessation information and advice …

Tobacco counseling practices of dentists and other health care professionals in a
predominantly rural region in the Upper Midwest were assessed to determine the need for …

Background and Overview A number of significant events and research findings during the
past 15 years have led to the dental profession's growing involvement in tobacco-use …

Snuff dipping and tobacco chewing are rapidly gaining popularity in the United States. They
are being heavily promoted through mass media advertising. Advertising spots on radio …

We have surveyed the health promotion efforts of dentists and dental hygienists in general
dental practice in Chittenden County, Vermont, in relation to smoking. The response rate …

OBJECTIVES. Primary care medical clinics are good settings for smoking interventions. This
study extends this strategy with a smokeless tobacco intervention delivered by dentists and …

Many patients want to quit smoking but simply do not know how. The dentist can help them if
he has studied the scientific evidence of the health consequences of smoking and is himself …

One‐half of those who have ever smoked cigarettes are currently former smokers. This
cessation coincided with a forty‐year effort to educate and inform smokers about the risks of …