title: Factors affecting adoption of tobacco education in dental hygiene programs.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tobacco cessation interventions provided by health care professionals, including dental hygienists can significantly increase the rate of tobacco cessation, yet providers feel inadequately prepared to deliver such interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  96 dental hygiene faculty completed a survey measuring attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control to determine their influence on teaching and assessing tobacco cessation intervention competencies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prior experience with providing tobacco cessation counseling, perceptions of internal confidence and control of barriers were significantly related to covering tobacco-related topics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Comprehensive, flexible tobacco education curriculum guides may help faculty overcome barriers to incorporating tobacco education in dental hygiene programs.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA. pstock@siu.edu
authors.forename: Margaret S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Stockdale
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cropper
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Vitello
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013663:Teaching; D062789:Tobacco Products