title: Role of Regulatory Approach in the Prevention of Smoking among Professional Students in India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study was done to know the effect of antismoking legislation among different professional students as, in this age group individuals tend to involve in such adverse habits.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this cross-sectional study, three different professional students (Arts, Engineering and Dental) were considered. A pretested self administered structured questionnaire was used to know the attitude of students towards anti smoking legislation like smoking habits, awareness of antismoking legislation etc.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was analysed using ANOVA and students't test. p<0.05 was considered as the level of significance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total study subjects were 990 including 396 -smokers and 594 - non smokers. 84.7% knew about antismoking legislation and around 70.2% answered that it was good to ban smoking in public places. Non smokers gave significantly more positive response towards law against smoking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall results were supporting for the antismoking legislation. But there is a lack of enforcing mechanism in support of legislation, so a total ban on smoking may give us better and healthy results. How to cite the article: Vadvadgi VH, Sanjay V, Gupte A, Kamatagi L, Kathariya MD, Gugawad SC. Role of Regulatory Approach in the Prevention of Smoking among Professional Students in India. J Int Oral Health 2014;6(1):95-9.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Rural Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vinay H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Vadvadgi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Venkataraam
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sanjay
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Anisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupte
authors.affiliation: Department of Conseravtive Dentistry, KIMSDU SDS Dental College, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Laxmikant
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kamatagi
authors.affiliation: Department Of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, RURAL Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Mitesh D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kathariya
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, KIMSDU SDS Dental College, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sachin C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Gugawad
keywords: Anti-smoking legislation; professional students; smoking