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KMID : 0355420090330020288
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2009 Volume.33 No. 2 p.288 ~ p.297
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A survey of the smoking status and recognitions of dentists
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Kim Ji-Hyun
Lee Sun-Kyoung
Park Yong-Duk
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Abstract
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Objectives :The purposes of this study were to investigate the smoking status of dentists in Korea and the quit-smoking counseling activity provided to patients in dental clinics.
Methods :The 1,443 dentists who were registered at the Korea Dental Association Meeting in 2008 were recruited as subjects. We utilized an anonymous, self-reporting questionnaire. The questionnaire survey asked about the current smoking prevalence, smoking status, smoking cessation and smoking cessation counseling activity in dental clinics. The different variables were compared using the Pearson chi-square test, Scheffe test and values of p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The statistical package SPSS 12.0 was used for the analysis.
Results :The prevalence of current dentists that smoke was estimated to be 24.6%, where 29.0% were ex-smokers and 46.4% were non-smoker. 24.6% of the dentists that currently smoke responded that they started smoking between the age of 20-24 years and many had tried to quit smoking (59.7%). The reasons for quitting smoking were as follows: 35.3% ’due to harmful to health’ and 31.5% ’worse of health condition’. In regards to the smoking cessation counseling activity, only 12.8% of dentists would advise patients to quit smoking. In regards to the smoking cessation counseling method, 75.1% inquired about smoking or not smoking. The primarily reason for not performing smoking counseling was due to ’be busy treating oral problem of patients’ (32.2%).
Conclusion :The prevalence of smoking among Korea dentists was still high compared with Western countries but was low compared with the general population and physicians. Therefore, dentists should quit smoking first, and education about preventing tobacco use and quitting smoking should be included in the curriculum of dental school and in the continued education of dentists. Quit smoking programs should be offered to dental patients and the cost of such programs should be partially covered by the health insurance industry.
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KEYWORD
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dentists, recognition, smoking cessation, smoking status
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