Casals Peidró Elías, Otero Romero Susana, Cuenca Sala Emili
Department of Health. Government of Catalonia.
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2008 Oct 1;13(10):E671-7.
The objective of this study was to collect data on the prevalence of smokers among Catalonian dentists (by age and sex) and compare them with existing data on the general population, doctors, registered nurses and pharmacists. The overall prevalence of smokers in Catalonia (2006) was 34.5% of men and 24.3% of women. Data available on the prevalence of smoking among doctors (26.3% men and 22.1% women), pharmacists (19.8% men and 20.6% women) and registered nurses (34.1% men and 35.3% women) relates to the year 2002.
In September 2006, Catalonian dentists (n=3,799) were asked about their habits in relation to tobacco in a self-administered questionnaire, on use and opinions with respect to dental amalgam. Five hundred and seventy-nine questionnaires were received, of which 538 answered the question on smoking (14.2% of the sample universe).
The prevalence of smokers among dentists is lower (24.9% of men and 18.4% of women) than in the general population and other healthcare professionals. In dentists in the age group between 25 and 34 years, the prevalence was 26.1% in men and 14.9% in women, while the prevalence in this age group in the general population was 43.6% and 37.1%, respectively.
Catalonian dentists have a much lower prevalence of tobacco use than the general population and lower even than other healthcare professionals. Given that non-smoking healthcare professionals have better awareness for providing recommendations for smoking prevention and cessation, Catalonian dentists may be a valid group for performing this task for which there is scientific evidence.
本研究的目的是收集加泰罗尼亚牙医中吸烟者的患病率数据（按年龄和性别），并将其与普通人群、医生、注册护士和药剂师的现有数据进行比较。加泰罗尼亚（2006年）吸烟者的总体患病率为男性34.5%，女性24.3%。现有关于医生（男性26.3%，女性22.1%）、药剂师（男性19.8%，女性20.6%）和注册护士（男性34.1%，女性35.3%）吸烟患病率的数据来自2002年。
2006年9月，向3799名加泰罗尼亚牙医发放了一份关于烟草习惯的自填问卷，内容涉及牙科汞合金的使用和看法。共收到579份问卷，其中538份回答了吸烟问题（占样本总体的14.2%）。
牙医中吸烟者的患病率（男性24.9%，女性18.4%）低于普通人群和其他医疗保健专业人员。在25至34岁年龄组的牙医中，男性患病率为26.1%，女性为14.9%，而该年龄组普通人群的患病率分别为43.6%和37.1%。
加泰罗尼亚牙医的烟草使用率远低于普通人群甚至低于其他医疗保健专业人员。鉴于不吸烟的医疗保健专业人员在提供吸烟预防和戒烟建议方面有更好的意识，加泰罗尼亚牙医可能是执行这项有科学依据任务的有效群体。
