Smoking status of dental personnel doesn't affect their participation in tobacco cessation interventions

Smoking status of dental personnel is not significantly associated with their participation in tobacco cessation interventions, reveals a new study.
The study has been published in the International Dental Journal.
Health professionals' own beliefs and practices, especially their smoking status, have been described to strongly influence their willingness to provide brief tobacco interventions (5 A's) to their patients. Further smoking status of oral health care personnel was mes and (1) practice pattern; (2) perceived confidence; and (3) perceived educational preparedness of new graduates in providing the 5 A's to their patients.
This study presents data from the National Tobacco Survey of Personnel in Dental and Allied Academic Programs (TSPDAP) conducted in 2018. Faculty members in US dental/allied dental schools were invited to participate in this survey. Data were stratified based on the smoking status of the respondents as "never" and "ever" smokers (smoked <100 and ≥100 cigarettes during their lifetime, respectively). Multiple logistic regression models were used to calculate the adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
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