Shearston Jenni A, Shah Krina, Cheng Eric, Moosvi Rizvan, Park Su Hyun, Patel Naiya, Spielman Andrew I, Weitzman Michael L
Ms. Shearston is Project Manager, Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine and Abu Dhabi Public Health Research Center; Dr. Shah is Program Coordinator, Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Mr. Cheng is a dental student, New York University College of Dentistry; Mr. Moosvi is a dental student, New York University College of Dentistry; Dr. Park is Research Scientist, Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine; Dr. Patel is a Master's of Public Health student, Long Island University; Dr. Spielman is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, New York University College of Dentistry; and Dr. Weitzman is Professor, New York University School of Medicine, Abu Dhabi Public Health Research Center, and New York University College of Global Public Health.
J Dent Educ. 2017 Nov;81(11):1317-1326. doi: 10.21815/JDE.017.091.
Using cigarettes and alternative tobacco products (ATPs) is associated with negative oral health outcomes, and dental health professionals are poised to help patients quit. The aim of this study was to determine dental, dental hygiene, and advanced dental students' use, knowledge, and beliefs about cigarettes and ATPs, including perceptions about their education in tobacco dependence treatment and counseling experience. All 1,783 students enrolled in the dental, dental hygiene, and postdoctoral dental programs at the New York University College of Dentistry were invited to participate in the survey in 2016. A total of 708 students at least partially completed the survey, for a response rate of 39.7%. In the results, 146 of the students (20.1%) reported ever using cigarettes, while 253 (35.7%) reported ever using any ATP. Regarding tobacco use intervention, the students reported they had not received enough training on ATPs, were neutral about cigarettes, and were somewhat confident and not so confident counseling a cigarette smoker or ATP user, respectively. By their fourth year, 77.8% of the dental students reported they had counseled someone to stop smoking cigarettes, but only 40.7% had counseled someone to stop using ATPs. Overall, all groups of students reported feeling more confident and had received more education on interventions for cigarettes than for ATPs (p<0.001). These students reported low confidence in helping people quit tobacco and did not perceive they had received enough training on intervening with patients on use of cigarettes and ATPs. These findings call for a revised tobacco education curriculum for dental, dental hygiene, and advanced dental students, focused on building knowledge and confidence for promoting tobacco dependence treatment.
使用香烟和其他烟草制品（ATPs）会对口腔健康产生负面影响，牙科保健专业人员随时准备帮助患者戒烟。本研究的目的是确定牙科、口腔卫生和高级牙科专业学生对香烟和ATPs的使用情况、知识水平和看法，包括他们对烟草依赖治疗教育和咨询经验的认知。2016年，纽约大学牙科学院牙科、口腔卫生和博士后牙科项目的所有1783名学生都被邀请参加这项调查。共有708名学生至少部分完成了调查，回复率为39.7%。结果显示，146名学生（20.1%）报告曾使用过香烟，而253名学生（35.7%）报告曾使用过任何ATPs。关于烟草使用干预，学生们报告说他们没有接受足够的关于ATPs的培训，对香烟持中立态度，并且在为吸烟者或ATP使用者提供咨询时，分别有些自信和不太自信。到四年级时，77.8%的牙科学生报告说他们曾建议某人戒烟，但只有40.7%的学生曾建议某人停止使用ATPs。总体而言，所有学生群体都表示，比起ATPs，他们对香烟干预措施更有信心，并且接受的相关教育也更多（p<0.001）。这些学生表示在帮助人们戒烟方面信心不足，并且认为他们在干预患者使用香烟和ATPs方面没有接受足够的培训。这些发现呼吁为牙科、口腔卫生和高级牙科专业学生修订烟草教育课程，重点是增强促进烟草依赖治疗的知识和信心。
