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Tobacco Use, Exposure to Secondhand Smoke, and Cessation Counseling Training of Dental Students Around the World
Author(s) -
Warren Charles W.,
Sinha Dhirendra N.,
Lee Juliette,
Lea Veronica,
Jones Nathan,
Asma Samira
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2011.75.3.tb05052.x
Subject(s) - secondhand smoke , tobacco control , smoking cessation , medicine , family medicine , environmental health , public health , tobacco use , gaza strip , nursing , population , pathology , ancient history , palestine , history
The Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) has been conducted among third‐year dental students in schools in forty‐four countries, the Gaza Strip/West Bank, and three cities (Baghdad, Rio de Janeiro, and Havana) (all called “sites” in this article). In more than half the sites, over 20 percent of the students currently smoked cigarettes, with males having higher rates than females in thirty sites. Over 60 percent of students reported having been exposed to secondhand smoke in public places in thirty‐seven of forty‐eight sites. The majority of students recognized that they are role models in society and believed they should receive training on counseling patients to quit using tobacco, but few reported receiving formal training. Tobacco control efforts must discourage tobacco use among dentists, promote smoke‐free workplaces, and implement programs that train dentists in effective cessation‐counseling techniques.