Can Dentists Help Patients Quit Smoking? The Role of Cessation Medications
DENTAL NEWS, Volume XXIV, Number II, 2017 Can Dentists Help Patients Quit Smoking? The Role of Cessation Medications Dr. Bo Zhang, PhD - Research officer, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, University of Toronto, Toronto. Dr. Susan J. Bondy, PhD - Associate professor, Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Principal investigator of the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, Toronto. Ms. Lori M. Diemert, MSc - Research of cer, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, University of Toronto, Toronto. Dr. Michael Chaiton, PhD (Michael.Chaiton@ utoronto.ca) - Assistant professor, Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Scientist at the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, Toronto. Abstract Background Clinical trials show the efficacy of dentists’ counseling in smoking cessation. However, little is known about the effectiveness of such advice in the general population of smokers. O...