Purpose. This pilot study assessed smoking-related behaviors, experiences, and beliefs
among a sample of continuation high school students in California to inform dental …

The use of tobacco products, especially cigarette smoking, represents the leading cause of
preventable illness and death in the developed world. In the United States, major gains have …

Smokeless tobacco use in the United States has increased over the last two decades largely
due to increased consumption by young people. Rates of use are highest among teenage …

Background Using smokeless tobacco and smoking are behaviors that increase the risk of
developing oral cancer, soft-tissue lesions, caries, periodontal disease and other oral …

A Change Of Heart (ACOH)--a heart-health promotion project based in the Toronto borough
of East York--devised a tobacco-cessation counselling program for use in dental offices. This …

Objective: The negative oral health effects of smoking, such as stained teeth, gum infection,
and bad breath may be more salient to adolescents, and therefore, more important …

The development of a smoking habit is unique to each individual. Any smoking cessation
effort should also be tailored to the individual. The dentist in clinical practice should be …

Background Tobacco use is a leading risk factor for oral morbidities and mortalities such as
oral cancers and periodontitis. This study characterizes the factors related to dentists and …

Objectives: Tobacco use accounts for 75 percent of oral cancer deaths in the United States.
One objective of Healthy People 2010 is to increase the percentage of dentists who provide …

Cigarette smoking has a major impact both on oral health and general systemic health.
Because up to 70 percent of smokers see their dentists each year, the dentist is in a very …