Smoking cessation counseling in dentistry: Attitudes of nigerian dentists and dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 406-412

  Uti, Omolara G ^a   Sofola, Oyinkansola O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dental students; Dentists; Nigeria Submitted; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING; TIME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING MATERIALS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952332032     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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