Open AccessOral Cancer Awareness and Perception of Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling among Dental Students in Four Asian Countries
Author(s) -
Hassan Suliman Halawany,
Vimal Jacob,
Nimmi Biju Abraham,
Nassr Al-Maflehi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of cancer prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2476-762X
pISSN - 1513-7368
DOI - 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.6.3619
Subject(s) - tobacco use , perception , smoking cessation , medicine , cancer , family medicine , environmental health , psychology , pathology , population , neuroscience
The scientific evidence relating to the burden of oral diseases attributable to tobacco use has been reviewed and the need for a well-structured dental teaching program concentrating on oral cancer education and tobacco cessation interventions has been emphasized. The aim of our study was to evaluate the awareness of oral cancer and perception of tobacco use cessation counseling among dental students at all study levels in India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.