The role of the dental team in preventing and diagnosing cancer: 4. Risk factor reduction: tobacco cessation.
Tobacco use contributes to many oral and general health disorders.While cigarette smoking is the most hazardous and prevalent form of tobacco use in the industrialized countries, consideration also needs to be given to non-cigarette use such as bidi smoking in India, reverse smoking by several rural populations and use of snuff and chewing tobacco.


CONCLUSIONS
Health professionals should encourage and aid cessation of tobacco use as a part of prevention of oral and other cancers.
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Crispian
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Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, 256 Gray's Inn Road, University College London, London WC1 X 8LD.
Warnakulasuriya
Saman
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D003797:Dental Staff; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009538:Nicotine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000379:methods*
D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D009538:Nicotine