A pilot study combining individual-based smoking cessation counseling, pharmacotherapy, and dental hygiene intervention.docVIP

Gonseth et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:348 /1471-2458/10/348 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access A pilot study combining individual-based smoking Research article cessation counseling, pharmacotherapy, and dental hygiene intervention Semira Gonseth*, Marcelo Abarca, Carlos Madrid and Jacques Cornuz Abstract Background: Dentists are in a unique position to advise smokers to quit by providing effective counseling on the various aspects of tobacco-induced diseases. The present study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of integrating dentists in a medical smoking cessation intervention