Komar Katarina, Glavina Ana, Boras Vanja Vučićević, Verzak Željko, Brailo Vlaho
Private dental practice, Osijek, Croatia.
Dental Polyclinic Split, Split, Croatia.
Acta Stomatol Croat. 2018 Jun;52(2):148-155. doi: 10.15644/asc52/2/8.
The aim of this study was to evaluate smoking habits, the level of knowledge and attitudes towards smoking, as well as the role of dental professionals in prevention of smoking among students of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb and compare them to attitudes of practicing Croatian dentists.
The study was carried out among 1 and 6 year dental students at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb and dentists employed in primary practice throughout Croatia. A total of 159 subjects (51 1 and 53 6 year dental students and 55 dentists) participated in the study.
The prevalence of smoking was highest among 6 year dental students (39, 6%). It slightly decreased among dentists (34, 5%), while least smokers were found among first year dental students (7, 8%). The majority of dental student smokers expressed a desire to stop smoking (66, 7% of 1 year dental student smokers and 76% of 6 year dental student smokers), while less than half of dentist smokers had the desire to stop - only 45, 8% of them. Dental students of the 1 and 6 year of the study showed a statistically significantly higher level of desire for education about harmful smoking effects and patients counselling to quit smoking compared to dentists. The data gathered in this study indicate that it is necessary to increase awareness among dental professionals about harmful effects of smoking on oral and general health. Also, their awareness about the central role of healthcare workers as promoters of a healthy lifestyle among patients should be raised.
本研究旨在评估萨格勒布大学牙医学院学生的吸烟习惯、对吸烟的认知水平和态度，以及牙科专业人员在预防学生吸烟方面的作用，并将其与克罗地亚执业牙医的态度进行比较。
该研究在萨格勒布大学牙医学院的一年级和六年级牙科学生以及克罗地亚各地从事初级诊疗工作的牙医中开展。共有159名受试者（51名一年级牙科学生、53名六年级牙科学生和55名牙医）参与了研究。
六年级牙科学生的吸烟率最高（39.6%）。牙医中的吸烟率略有下降（34.5%），而一年级牙科学生中吸烟者最少（7.8%）。大多数吸烟的牙科学生表示有戒烟意愿（一年级吸烟牙科学生中有66.7%，六年级吸烟牙科学生中有76%），而只有不到一半的吸烟牙医有戒烟意愿——其中只有45.8%。与牙医相比，本研究中一年级和六年级的牙科学生对吸烟有害影响的教育以及为患者提供戒烟咨询的意愿在统计学上显著更高。本研究收集的数据表明，有必要提高牙科专业人员对吸烟对口腔和全身健康有害影响的认识。此外，还应提高他们对医护人员作为患者健康生活方式促进者的核心作用的认识。
