Australian dental students' views about smoking cessation counseling and their skills as counselors.

摘要: Objective: This paper seeks to determine Australian dental students' views about and skills provide smoking cessation counseling. Methods: In 2000, we surveyed students enrolled in all five years of the undergraduate degree course at Faculty Dentistry, University Sydney, Australia. Results: We obtained 248 questionnaires (response rate=88%). Of our sample, 31 (13%) were self-reported current smokers. Most (n=203; 82%) indicated they expected give counseling patients. While majority responded had been taught risks from tobacco etiology oral cancer (n=180; 73%), significantly fewer (n=111; 45%) (McNemars chi-square=41.66; df=1; P<.001). Independent their own status, most planned advise patients use graduate careers (n=219;91%). However, (n=129; 54%) that such would be effective chi-square-9.95; P<.04). Students' confidence counsel smokers quit was low did not differ by year (chi-square=3.90; df=4; P=.42). Resources highly ranked for inclusion curriculum seminars with experts (50%) practical training (49%). Conclusions: Dental perception effectiveness inadequacies evidence-base invite more convincing research dentists' role control better response.