Evaluation of a Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Curriculum for Dental Hygiene Programs
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Evaluation of a comprehensive tobacco cessation curriculum for dental hygiene programs.
Dental health care providers continue to offer inconsistent and limited tobacco use cessation (TUC) interventions even though smoking-related morbidity and mortality continue to be a substantial health concern. Our purpose was to conduct a comprehensive, three-year (2003-06) TUC curriculum evaluation that included assessment of existing TUC education offered; dental hygiene educators' readiness...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dental Education
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0022-0337
DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2010.74.5.tb04893.x