Background Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death world
wide. There is good evidence that brief interventions from health professionals can increase …

Many dental schools have integrated tobacco cessation into their predoctoral curricula.
However, dental students' perceptions should be taken into consideration when designing …

Dental professionals can be effective tobacco-prevention and tobacco-cessation partners.
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), which deliver aerosolized nicotine but fewer toxicants …

Introduction: Considering the importance of the dentist role in smoking cessation of smoker
patients, the aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire for …

Introduction Dental visits represent an opportunity to identify and help patients quit smoking,
yet dental settings remain an untapped venue for treatment of tobacco dependence. The …

We assessed the oral cancer (OC) knowledge, including risk factors and clinical symptoms,
among patients attending dental departments within Italian university hospitals. Two …

Aim To test whether education of dental students in motivational interviewing (MI) for
smoking cessation counselling will increase the number of patients and students who quit …

Objectives. We compared patient-reported receipt of smoking cessation counseling from US
dentists and physicians. Methods. We analyzed the 2010 to 2011 Tobacco Use Supplement …

Issues. The traditional approach to increasing the capacity of health and human service
professionals to deliver alcohol, tobacco and other drug interventions has been to build …

Tobacco abuse is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease, including
various cancers. The Global Adult Tobacco Survey India (GATS) 2009-10 revealed that …