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September 16, 2025Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer PreventionOpen Access

Developing a Sustainable Model for Tobacco Cessation by Integrating Dental Professionals: An Evaluation of a Capacity Building Intervention in Pondicherry, India

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MAMonika AroquiadasseSLSubitha LakshminarayananSKSitanshu Sekhar Kar

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Overview

Randomized controlled trial improved self-efficacy and practice behavior among dentists, indicating a viable capacity building approach.

Key Points

  • Increase in self-efficacy scores (mean difference 2.72) highlights effective support for dentists in tobacco cessation.
  • Practice behavior improvement (mean difference 3.49) suggests dentists can enhance their role in tobacco cessation efforts.
  • Tailored training and guidelines may empower dentists to address barriers in tobacco cessation counseling.
  • Importance of dentists in reducing tobacco-related non-communicable diseases is underscored by this intervention.

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Aroquiadasse et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d42056713b0b5dfea69238https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcp.2025.26.9.3445
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