[Are dentists willing to advise their patients to quit smoking?].
In order to know whether dentists are prepared to advise their patients to stop smoking, a representative study was performed in several EU-countries. From the Dutch results, it may be concluded that dentists in the Netherlands are aware of the harmful effects of tobacco use. They are prepared to pay more attention in their dental practice to these harmful effects for general health and for oral health in particular. The majority is willing to participate in a smoking cessation campaign, provided there is more information about 'why' and 'how'.
Allard
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RH
Afdeling Mondziekten en Kaakchirurgie/Orale Pathologie, Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam/Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam.
van Rossum
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GM
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology*; D005062:European Union; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Zijn tandartsen bereid hun patiënten te adviseren te stoppen met roken?