[Smoking addiction and patients' motivation to quit it among attenders of the Saldent 2006 conference].

This paper presents the results of a survey carried out among those attending the Saldent 2006 conference. The questionnaire used for this purpose included questions concerning smoking among dentists, permission to smoke in the dental surgery, patients motivation to quit smoking, knowledge regarding the harmful effect of smoking on the oral cavity and the possible need for teaching preventive measures on the subject during under- and postgraduate education. The results showed that when compared with those obtained 6 years ago smoking among the dentists has declined. Answers to the questions concerning the influence of smoking on oral cavity showed a high awareness of this danger among the questionnaire respondents. Also the high number of dentists who are motivating patients against smoking confirms the opinion that in the planning of antismoking programs dentists can play a significant role.