Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2002 Jun;92(6):997-1001.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.6.997.

Addressing tobacco in managed care: a survey of dentists' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors

David Albert  1 , Angela Ward, Kavita Ahluwalia, Donald Sadowsky
Affiliations

Addressing tobacco in managed care: a survey of dentists' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors

David Albert et al. Am J Public Health. 2002 Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: This study assessed the tobacco cessation knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of dentists participating in a large managed care dental plan.

Methods: Participating dentists in 4 states were surveyed via mail.

Results: Dentists' perceived success in helping patients quit using tobacco was highly correlated with discussion of specific strategies for quitting, advice about the use of nicotine gum, and time spent counseling patients. Dentists who were confident about their smoking cessation knowledge frequently advised patients to quit and spent more time counseling patients about tobacco cessation.

Conclusions: Tobacco cessation is not a routine part of dental practice. Knowledge, time spent counseling patients, and specific strategies for quitting were associated with dentists' perceptions of success.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
—Tobacco cessation activities of dentists: 4 US states, 2000–2001.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Day GI, Blot WJ, Austin DF, et al. Racial differences in risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer: alcohol, tobacco and other determinants. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1993;85:465–473. - PubMed
    1. Mashburg A, Samit A. Early diagnosis of asymptomatic oral and oropharyngeal squamous cancers. CA Cancer J Clin. 1995;45:328–351. - PubMed
    1. Palmer RM. Tobacco smoking and oral health. Br Dent J. 1988;164:258–260. - PubMed
    1. Tomar SL, Asma S. Smoking attributable periodontitis in the United States: findings from NHANES III. J Periodontol. 2000;71:743–751. - PubMed
    1. Preber H, Bergstrom J. Effect of smoking on periodontal healing following surgical therapy. J Clin Periodontol. 1990;17:324–328. - PubMed

Publication types