Hayes Melanie J, Smith Derek R
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Brush Road, 2258 Ourimbah, Australia.
Tob Induc Dis. 2013 Oct 23;11(1):22. doi: 10.1186/1617-9625-11-22.
While health care professionals have a responsibility to prevent and control the use of tobacco for improved health outcomes, it appears that some dental hygiene students continue to smoke. A survey of Australian dental hygiene students found that up to 16.3% smoke, although this prevalence rate decreased with each year of study. As future role models, it is essential that smoking cessation counselling is embedded in the dental curriculum to not only discourage their own habits, but so that they may promote the importance of being tobacco free to the wider population.
虽然医疗保健专业人员有责任预防和控制烟草使用以改善健康结果,但似乎一些口腔卫生专业的学生仍在吸烟。一项对澳大利亚口腔卫生专业学生的调查发现,高达16.3%的学生吸烟,尽管随着学习年份的增加,这一患病率有所下降。作为未来的榜样,至关重要的是在牙科课程中纳入戒烟咨询,这不仅是为了劝阻他们自己的吸烟习惯,也是为了使他们能够向更广泛的人群宣传戒烟的重要性。