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Intensive smoking-cessation intervention in the dental setting
1Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, 2-15-1 Tamura, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka 814-0193, Japan. haniokat@college.fdcnet.ac.jp
Journal of Dental Research
|December 8, 2009
Summary
Dental professionals can effectively help patients quit smoking. An intensive intervention significantly increased smoking abstinence rates at 3, 6, and 12 months compared to no intervention.
Area of Science:
- Dental Public Health
- Addiction Medicine
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Smoking negatively impacts dental treatment outcomes and overall oral health.
- Dental professionals are well-positioned to deliver smoking cessation interventions.
- Identifying effective smoking cessation strategies within dental settings is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a smoking-cessation intervention delivered by dental professionals.
- To determine abstinence rates in patients receiving intensive intervention versus standard care.
- To assess the long-term efficacy of dental-led smoking cessation.
Main Methods:
- A randomized controlled trial comparing an intensive intervention group with a non-intervention control group.
- The intensive intervention included 5 counseling sessions and nicotine replacement therapy.
- Smoking abstinence was verified using salivary cotinine levels.
Main Results:
- Continuous abstinence rates at 3, 6, and 12 months were significantly higher in the intervention group (51.5%, 39.4%, 36.4%) compared to the non-intervention group (13.0%).
- Adjusted odds ratios indicated a substantially increased likelihood of abstinence for the intervention group.
- Salivary cotinine levels confirmed self-reported abstinence.
Conclusions:
- Intensive smoking-cessation interventions delivered in a dental setting are effective.
- Dental professionals play a vital role in supporting patients to quit smoking.
- This approach improves long-term smoking abstinence rates.
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