“…cessation counselling in the dental practice (seven items; Cronbach's alpha = 0.83) • Negative attitude (concern about disturbing the patient-dentist relation) 4,13,17 • Lack of knowledge 14,23,26 • Conviction that counselling is unnecessary 4 • Advising frustrates, low success rates 4,13 • Smoking behaviour of the dental professional 13 • Lack of confi dence 14…”