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Yun and Lee: An assessment of smoking cessation counseling among dental hygienists

Abstract

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to assess recognition of smoking cessation education among dental hygienists and knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to smoking cessation counseling as well as to obtain basic data on smoking cessation counseling for effective oral care in dental offices.

Methods

After approval was obtained from the institutional review board, this study was carried out dental hygienists working in dental hospitals and clinics in Busan City, Gyeongnam and Gyeongbuk province, Korea. The final analysis captured information from 300 participants. Data were analyzed with SPSS 21.0.

Results

Of the 300 participants, 94.0% agreed that smoking cessation education is necessary, 17.5% reported smoking cessation education experience, and 65.7% reported intention to participate in smoking cessation education in the future. Dental hygienists’ smoking cessation counseling activities showed a significant correlation between attitudes and practices (P<0.001).

Conclusions

Counseling for smoking cessation provided by dental hygienists was positively correlated with the presence of smoking cessation knowledge and with the intention of participating in smoking cessation education. For dental hygienists to effectively counsel patients regarding smoking cessation, it is essential to integrate smoking cessation education into the dental school curriculum and to offer continuing education post-graduation.

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Table 1.
General characteristics of subject N=251
Characteristics N %
Working experience (year) <3 108 43.0
4-6 58 23.1
>7 85 33.9
Working place Dental clinic 124 49.4
Over dental hospital 127 50.6
Education level College 145 57.8
University/Graduate school 96 42.2
Marital status Not married 200 79.7
Married 51 20.3
Family smoking Yes 109 43.4
No 142 56.6
Table 2.
Needs of tobacco cessation education of the subjects N=251
Characteristics Classification n %
Needed of additional education Yes 236 94.0
No 15 6.0
Experience of tobacco cessation education Yes 44 17.5
No 207 82.5
Participate in a tobacco cessation education Yes 165 65.7
No 86 34.3
Table 3.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices by several Characteristics
Characteristics Knowledge Attitude Practices
Working experience <3 1.90±0.35 3.85±0.38 3.37±0.45
4-6 years 1.84±0.38 3.93±0.41 3.43±0.51
>7 1.85±0.44 4.00±0.46 3.46±0.48
P 0.571 0.299 0.299
Working place Dental clinic 1.86±0.36 3.90±0.37 3.42±0.41
Over dental hospital 1.88±0.41 3.91±0.46 3.42±0.53
P 0.64 0.788 0.981
Education level College 1.86±0.40 3.83±0.39 3.41±0.48
University/ Graduate school 1.88±0.37 4.00±0.44 3.43±0.47
P 0.723 0.002** 0.741
Marital status Not married 1.89±0.40 3.89±0.49 3.40±0.49
Married 1.80±0.33 3.40±0.46 3.53±0.40
P 0.113 0.231 0.073
Family smoking Yes 1.84±0.35 3.90±0.38 3.45±0.42
No 1.90±0.42 3.92±0.44 3.40±0.51
P 1 90±0 42 0.248 3 92±0 44 0.724 3 40±0 51 0.308

**P<0.01, P-value by t-test, One way ANOVA.

Table 4.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices by Needs of tobacco cessation education
Characteristics Knowledge Attitude Practices
Needed of additional education Yes 1.89±0.39 3.93±0.41 3.44±0.47
No 1.60±0.28 3.56±0.44 3.16±0.49
P 0.005** 0.002** 0.029*
Experience of tobacco cessation education Yes 2.07±0.42 3.94±0.32 3.44±0.48
No 1.83±0.37 3.90±0.44 3.41±0.47
P 0.000*** 0.419 0.810
Participate in a tobacco cessation education Yes 1.85±0.37 4.01±0.39 3.47±0.48
No 1.90±0.43 3.71±0.40 3.31±0.45
P 0.331 0.000*** 0.006**

*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001, P-value by t-test.

Table 5.
Correlation among the dental hygienist’s Knowledge, Attitud and Practices for smoking cessation activity
Knowledge Attitude Practices
Knowledge 1.000
Attitude 0.076 1.000
Practices 0.197** 0.553*** 1.000

**P<0.01, ***P<0.001, by correlation coefficient.

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