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ArticleJournal of international oral health : JIOH2015

Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Nicotine Replacement Therapy among Dental Students in Karnataka.

Sunil Lingaraj Ajagannanavar, Obaid Abdullah Alshahrani, Chitra Jhugroo, Hamed Mohammed Tashery, Jacob Mathews, Khechari Chavan

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Sunil Lingaraj AjagannanavarSenior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
Obaid Abdullah AlshahraniDentist, Department of Dental Health, King Saud University, Alfarabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Chitra JhugrooDentist, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Indian Ocean Dental College and Hospital, Mauritius.
Hamed Mohammed TasheryDentist, MOH, Alfarabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jacob MathewsProfessor, Department of Periodontics, Indian Ocean Dental College and Hospital, Mauritius.
Khechari ChavanUnder-graduate Student, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India.

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backgroundOrganized dentistry has recognized the role of oral health professionals in discouraging tobacco use. Unexplored level of knowledge regarding the benefits and prescription of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) have aroused interest among us which initiated us to assess the knowledge and perception of dental students toward NRT among various dental colleges in Karnataka, South India. MATERIALS AND

methodsA questionnaire survey was done among 16 selected colleges in Karnataka. It was distributed for 3(rd) year, final year, and interns. The study group provided answers to 14 item close-ended questionnaire. The first dimension obtained information on sex, age, course and year of study, and other dimension on forms in which NRT's are supplied, effectiveness of NRT's, side effects of NRT's, rate of success of NRT's, electronic cigars, and recommendations of NRT's. Statistical analysis was done using frequency distribution of responses.

resultsA total of 1984 undergraduate students from Dental Colleges in Karnataka responded to the questionnaire. Most of the students were unaware about NRT term and its forms. Most of the students were aware about the effectiveness of NRT's (54%) for the rescue of the smokers to quit and felt transdermal patch (42%) could be the most effective way for smokers to quit followed by chewing gums, respectively. More than half of the respondents (53.5%) were unaware of E-cigar's and also felt that NRT's and Counseling cumulatively can contribute for cessation of the tobacco habit.

conclusionA large proportion of dental students in this part of the country were unaware about NRT.

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Dental studentsknowledgenicotine replacement therapy

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PMCPMC4513786

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