Tobacco Use Cessation Curricula in U.S. Dental Schools and Dental Hygiene Programs.

Fried, Jacquelyn L.; Rubinstein-DeVore, Linda

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Publication Date: 1990

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Tobacco Use Cessation Curricula in U.S. Dental Schools and Dental Hygiene Programs.

Fried, Jacquelyn L.; Rubinstein-DeVore, Linda

Journal of Dental Education, v54 n12 p730-35 Dec 1990

A survey of dental schools (n=49) and dental hygiene programs (n=169) suggests students receive little tobacco cessation education, and respondent schools had no immediate plans for curriculum change in this area, despite reporting positive attitudes about the institutional role in tobacco use cessation interventions. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Design, Dental Hygienists, Dental Schools, Higher Education, National Surveys, Professional Education, Smoking, Substance Abuse, Tobacco

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