Dental Professionals' Engagement in Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Cannabis Patient Counseling.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

California features low smoking prevalence, cautionary electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) public messaging, and legal recreational cannabis: a unique landscape for dental professionals to navigate tobacco cessation promotion. This cross-sectional study assessed California dental professionals' self-reported tobacco patient counseling behaviors and the correlates of providing such assistance.

Methods

Statewide surveys of dental hygienists (n = 701) and dentists (n = 725) were distributed electronically. The dentist survey was weighted for sampling and nonresponse. Prevalence of asking patients about use was compared for cigarette and noncigarette products (e.g., e-cigarettes, cannabis). Multivariable models identified independent correlates of providing cessation a

SUBMITTER: Chaffee BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7079330 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature