The use of ‘academic detailing' to promote tobacco-use cessation counseling in dental offices

Tobacco Cessation Counselling Practices and Attitude among the Dentist and the Dental Auxiliaries of Urban and Rural Areas of Modinagar, India

“…Only 12.5% of the dentist and 5.8% of the dental hygienist had ever used NRT for tobacco counselling. This might be attributed to lack of information about the products availability, inconsistent academic detailing of the dental professionals' regarding these products by pharmaceutical companies and high cost of these products [27].…”

What determines the provision of smoking cessation advice and counselling by dental care teams?

“…[1][2][3][4] Dentists and dental hygienists see their patients repeatedly over time as part of their provision of ongoing oral healthcare, 1,5 thus they have ample opportunity to give advice and counselling on how to stop smoking. Studies have shown that interventions to stop smoking in dental practices are effective, 3,6,7 with quit rates ranging from 16.9-18.8% compared to 4.6-7.1% in control groups. Therefore, dental guidelines recommend that dentists be involved in smoking cessation campaigns and training to involve the whole dental team.…”

“…6 John 5 found that 88% of dentists believed they should encourage their patients to stop smoking as part of their role. Different kinds of barriers were identifi ed, eg lack of training and knowledge 2,4,6,7,[12][13][14][15][16] and lack of time. 2,4,6,12,13,[15][16][17][18] Dental professionals are also concerned with disturbing the dentistpatient relationship.…”

“Taking the pulse” of doctors and nurses to reduce pharmaceutical residues in the water cycle: a ground-breaking survey and its educational implications

“…Not least because of the alarming situation that the pharmaceutical industry is a major source of information for physicians, as described above, efforts are being made in other countries to find less problematic alternatives. Canada, for example, has had good experiences with academic detailing (also known as university-based education detailing, educational outreach or public interest detailing [10]), by which is meant the university-based education of physicians in their practices. In a number of studies, a service by medical associations and public institutions was tested to create a convenient way for physicians to educate themselves about current issues or new findings in medical practice.…”