title: Education of tobacco use prevention and cessation for dental professionals--a paradigm shift.
abstract: The use of tobacco continues to be a substantial risk factor in the development and progression of oral cancer, periodontitis, implant failure and poor wound healing. Dental and dental hygiene education providers have made great advances towards the incorporation of tobacco education into their curricula in recent years. Unfortunately, however, both medical and dental education research has consistently reported schools providing only basic knowledge-based curricula that rarely incorporate more effective, behaviourally-based components affecting long-term change. The limited training of oral healthcare students, at least in part, is reflected in practising dental professionals continuing to report offering incomplete tobacco interventions. In order to prepare the next generation of oral healthcare providers, this paper proposes a paradigm shift in how tobacco use prevention and cessation (TUPAC) may be incorporated into existing curricula. It is suggested that schools should carefully consider: to what level of competency should TUPAC be trained in dental and dental hygiene schools; the importance of establishing rapport through good communication skills; the core knowledge level for TUPAC; suggested instructional and assessment strategies; the importance of continuing professional education for the enhancement of TUPAC.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-6615, USA. davisdh@siu.edu
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Christoph A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ramseier
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mattheos
authors.forename: Meta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schoonheim-Klein
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Compton
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Hazmi
authors.forename: Argy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polychronopoulou
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suvan
authors.forename: Magda E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Antohé
authors.forename: Doriana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forna
authors.forename: Nicki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Radley
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education; D004497:Education, Dental; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012953:Societies, Dental; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology