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How-to-do-it quit-smoking strategies for the dental office team: an eight-step program
A G Christen1, J A Klein, J A Christen
1Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Dental professionals can help patients quit smoking by integrating a four-step intervention into routine visits. This approach leverages frequent patient contact to promote smokefree lifestyles and reduce tobacco use.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Dental Medicine
- Tobacco Control
Background:
- Dental professionals have a unique ethical duty to educate patients on tobacco use hazards.
- Frequent patient interactions provide ideal opportunities for smoking cessation interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline an intervention program for dental practices to promote smoking cessation.
- To empower dental teams to facilitate smokefree lifestyles among patients.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of an eight-phase smoking intervention program within routine dental care.
- The program involves "Ask" (assess usage), "Advise" (recommend quitting), "Assist" (support cessation), and "Arrange" (follow-up).
Main Results:
- Dental practitioners can effectively integrate smoking cessation into their practices.
- The intervention aims to increase the number of patients adopting a smokefree lifestyle.
Conclusions:
- Dental professionals play a crucial role in public health by addressing tobacco use.
- Integrating smoking cessation into dental care contributes to a smokefree society.