Assessment of professional competency and need of smoking cessation counseling for dental students.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study was to analyze the smoking prevalence among dental students and to assess the need for promoting tobacco education and intervention by exploring their knowledge about smoking related risk factors. The study also examined the attitudes and practices of the students toward tobacco consumption, and their responsibilities toward the community.

Methods

In total, 53 male students participated in the study (21 juniors and 32 seniors). The training program was divided into three modules, and the questionnaire was administered before and after the counseling sessions, which provided the comparative data on the students' views about smoking cessation.

Results

The most commonly practiced mode of tobacco consumption was found to be cigarette smoking

SUBMITTER: Dable RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4309932 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature