title: Association of strong smoke-free laws with dentists' advice to quit smoking, 2006-2007.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the association of smoke-free laws with dentists' advice to quit smoking and referral to a quit line, among smokers who reported visiting the dentist in the past 12 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used the 2006 to 2007 Tobacco Use Supplement of the Current Population Survey merged with the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation Local Ordinance Database of smoke-free laws. The dependent variables were advice from a dentist to quit smoking and referral to a quit line, and the independent variable of interest was 100% smoke-free law coverage. We controlled for respondent demographics and an index of state-level smoking ban attitudes (included to ensure that the effect detected was not the result of social attitudes).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Smoke-free law coverage was associated with dental advice to quit smoking (odds ratio [OR] = 1.27; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01, 1.59; P = .041), but not with referral to a quit line (OR = 1.33; 95% CI = 0.79, 2.25; P = .283).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions with dentists are needed to increase referrals to quit lines and other smoking cessation efforts.
authors: The authors are with the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, and Stanton A. Glantz is also with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco.
authors: Mariaelena
authors: M
authors: Gonzalez
authors: Ashley
authors: A
authors: Sanders-Jackson
authors: Stanton A
authors: SA
authors: Glantz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003815:Dentists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology