TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions Regarding Tobacco Cessation Counselling among Dental Students and Graduates
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Kachwaha, Priyanka
AU - Singhal, Deepak Kumar
AU - Singh, Nishtha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention.
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Tobacco usage is a global concern and it is essential to curb its usage and increase awarenessamong patients. Dental professionals' contribution in tobacco cessation will definitely make a stark difference. Thusit is important to assess dental students' and graduates' knowledge, attitude and practice towards Tobacco cessationcounselling (TCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The descriptive, cross-sectional survey was carried out among 286students of a dental college in South India. A well-structured, pretested, self-administered questionnaire consistingof 17 close-ended questions was employed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards TCC. RESULTS: Almostall study participants agreed that tobacco cessation counselling is under the scope of dental practice and admitted thatit is the responsibility of dental professionals to educate patients for the same. Majority of graduates responded thatthey have done tobacco cessation counselling whereas less than two-third of undergraduates have done the same anddifference between two groups was statistically significant (p<0.001). A significantly higher number of graduates (79%)were aware of 5A's and 5R's protocol for TCC as compared to undergraduates (50%). But less than one-fifth of studypopulation have actually applied this protocol for TCC in clinical practice. CONCLUSION: There is a need to modifythe dental curriculum and motivate young graduates and students about TCC. This will develop a more professionalcompetence and helps to encourage the dental professionals in developing a preventive mind set about tobacco use.Thus, it will help in enhancing the long-term rates of quitting tobacco among patients, which will prove beneficial incontrolling tobacco related diseases in near future.
AB - BACKGROUND: Tobacco usage is a global concern and it is essential to curb its usage and increase awarenessamong patients. Dental professionals' contribution in tobacco cessation will definitely make a stark difference. Thusit is important to assess dental students' and graduates' knowledge, attitude and practice towards Tobacco cessationcounselling (TCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The descriptive, cross-sectional survey was carried out among 286students of a dental college in South India. A well-structured, pretested, self-administered questionnaire consistingof 17 close-ended questions was employed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards TCC. RESULTS: Almostall study participants agreed that tobacco cessation counselling is under the scope of dental practice and admitted thatit is the responsibility of dental professionals to educate patients for the same. Majority of graduates responded thatthey have done tobacco cessation counselling whereas less than two-third of undergraduates have done the same anddifference between two groups was statistically significant (p<0.001). A significantly higher number of graduates (79%)were aware of 5A's and 5R's protocol for TCC as compared to undergraduates (50%). But less than one-fifth of studypopulation have actually applied this protocol for TCC in clinical practice. CONCLUSION: There is a need to modifythe dental curriculum and motivate young graduates and students about TCC. This will develop a more professionalcompetence and helps to encourage the dental professionals in developing a preventive mind set about tobacco use.Thus, it will help in enhancing the long-term rates of quitting tobacco among patients, which will prove beneficial incontrolling tobacco related diseases in near future.
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U2 - 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.9.2589
DO - 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.9.2589
M3 - Article
C2 - 31554350
AN - SCOPUS:85072656826
SN - 1513-7368
VL - 20
SP - 2589
EP - 2593
JO - Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
JF - Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
IS - 9
ER -
