Dental patient's knowledge and perceptions about the effects of smoking and role of dentists in smoking cessation activities

Sood, Poonam; Narang, Ridhi; Swathi, V.; Mittal, Litik; Jha, Kunal; Gupta, Anamika

doi:10.4103/1305-7456.130605

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“…In a Study done by Chanchal Gangwar et al [8], only 40% health workers had knowledge about tobacco causes oral cancer. Study done by Sood P et al [9] contradicted this statement in which majority of the subjects (80%) had knowledge that tobacco causes oral cancer. More than 80% of the health workers had knowledge that sugar causes dental caries which is contradicted by the study done by M Aggnur et al [10] in which they showed that 62.2% HCW's knew that sugar causes dental caries respectively.…”

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Primary Health Center Approach for Oral Health Related Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Primary Health Care Workers of Western India

Yadav¹,

Solanki²,

Br³

et al. 2016

JDHODT

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Background: Health care workers form an important component of the health care system of any nation, they should have adequate knowledge about oral health as it directly affect the general health, of the people this study was carried out to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices among primary health care workers in Jaipur. Materials & methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted among 220 Primary Health care workers present on the day of the survey. Among 220 samples 130 & 90 health workers were included from Jaipur-I CHMO and Jaipur-II CHMO respectively. Statistical analysis was done using descriptive frequency and chi-square test.Results: A majority of the primary health care workers had moderate oral health knowledge level. Anganwadi workers had the least knowledge followed by ASHA (Accredited social health activist) worker, Auxiliary nursing midwifery (ANM) and GNM (General nursing mid wifery). The majority of study subjects have heard about pyorrhea (84.09%) and tooth decay (84.09%) while nearly half of the study subjects (56.8% and 50.4%) have heard about irregular teeth and oral cancer respectively. Sixty nine point five percent study subjects use toothbrush and toothpaste for cleaning their teeth. More than half of subjects (59.5%) brush their teeth once a day while 36.3% subjects brush twice daily. Conclusion:Oral health training should be given to primary health workers so that they can educate village people and make them aware at the oral health problems.

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Primary Health Center Approach for Oral Health Related Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Primary Health Care Workers of Western India

Yadav¹,

Solanki²,

Br³

et al. 2016

JDHODT

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“…By implication, the real situation in KSA could be worse than the already appalling picture. In the current study, the awareness among patients about the oral cancer was good in comparison with the previous studies (Al-Shammari et al, 2006;Sood et al, 2014;Terrades et al, 2009). However, statistically, many more patients will be affected by periodontal diseases than oral cancer.…”

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Patients awareness of the relationship between smoking and periodontal diseases in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ashwin¹

2015

J. Dent. Oral Hyg.

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The aim of this study was to investigate the patients' awareness of the effects of smoking on periodontal health in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and to compare with similar studies in UK and Nigeria. This cross-sectional survey was conducted on a convenience sample of 600 patients attending dental clinics of Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy in 2014 using anonymous, self-completed, questionnaires. The questionnaire included mainly closed-ended questions such as smoking status, duration, frequency, type, level of awareness, and demographics. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test was performed to analyze the data. 95.7% patients were aware that smoking had a negative impact on oral health. Majority of the patients were aware that smoking causes oral cancer and stains. 11.3% (n=68) stated that smoking affected the gums. Only 4.3% (n=26) of the respondents knew specifically of the link between smoking and periodontal disease. There was a statistically significant relation between awareness of the effects of smoking on oral health with gender, nationality, and smoking status (p < 0.05). This study highlights patients' lack of awareness of the relationship between smoking and periodontal diseases, with only 4.3% of the respondents knowing of the link. This finding closely resembles those of the UK and Nigerian study.

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“…In fact, several studies have already referred that patients considered tobacco cessation counseling by dentists to be favorable. 22,23 Furthermore, if adapted to dentistry, algorithms become instructive and easy to apply by the dentist, summarizing the primary steps in this type of intervention. 1 This study was also aimed to identify obstacles or barriers to the application of tobacco prevention and cessation interventions.…”

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Assessment of tobacco use and tobacco cessation counseling by Portuguese dentists

Resende¹,

Lopes²,

Silva³

et al. 2017

j.rpemd

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oArticle history: Received 29 September 2016Accepted 31 December 2016 Available online 30 March 2017Objectives: This study aimed to assess the tobacco use by Portuguese dentists and their intervention in their patients' tobacco prevention and cessation.Methods: In 2006, a questionnaire was mailed to 5298 Portuguese dentists. This questionnaire focused on their tobacco use habits and their attitude toward tobacco prevention and cessation in their patients. In 2013, a second questionnaire was emailed to 7434 Portuguese dentists. Besides the same questions of the first one, it also focused on the characterization of the dentists' tobacco use habits and their perceived obstacles to tobacco prevention and cessation in patients. The data were analyzed using the Pearson's chi-square test.Results: A total of 1704 (32.2%) and 2048 (27.5%) inquiries answered the questionnaires completely in 2006 and 2013, respectively. Tobacco use was more frequent (p<0.001) among the dentists of the 2006 questionnaire (38.8% vs. 28.4%), who also showed more attempts and intents to quit smoking (p<0.001). The attitude toward their patients' tobacco use habits was stronger in the dentists of the 2013 questionnaire (p<0.001). The 2013 questionnaire's results revealed that only a few of the inquiries knew the 5As approach (17.0%) and prescribed pharmacological aids to quit smoking (4.0%) or a nicotine replacement therapy (12.0%).However, most of them showed potential interest in attending training sessions to learn how to help their patients quitting smoking. Conclusion:Although there is a high prevalence of tobacco use among Portuguese dentists, Consumo tabágico EnsinoObjetivos: Avaliar o hábito tabágico e a intervenção dos médicos dentistas portugueses na prevenção e cessação tabágica dos seus pacientes.Métodos: Em 2006 foi enviado um questionário por correio para 5298 médicos dentistas sobre o seu consumo tabágico e a sua atitude relativamente à prevenção e cessação tabági-ca nos seus pacientes. Em 2013 foi enviado outro inquérito por e-mail para 7434 médicos dentistas. Neste inquérito acrescentaram-se perguntas para a caraterização do consumo tabágico do médico dentista e dos obstáculos na prevenção e cessação tabágica nos pacientes. Os dados foram analisados com o teste do qui-quadrado de Pearson. Contudo, a maioria mostra interesse em participar em ações de formação para se preparar para ajudar os seus pacientes na cessação tabágica.Conclusão: Existe uma elevada prevalência de consumo tabágico entre os médicos dentistas portugueses mas habitualmente estes aconselham os seus pacientes a deixarem de fumar.Torna-se necessário uma maior formação dos médicos dentistas em cessação tabágica.

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Dental patient's knowledge and perceptions about the effects of smoking and role of dentists in smoking cessation activities

Cited by 33 publications

References 24 publications

Primary Health Center Approach for Oral Health Related Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Primary Health Care Workers of Western India

Primary Health Center Approach for Oral Health Related Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Primary Health Care Workers of Western India

Patients awareness of the relationship between smoking and periodontal diseases in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Assessment of tobacco use and tobacco cessation counseling by Portuguese dentists

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