Degree Name
MSAH (Master of Science in Allied Health)
Program
Allied Health
Date of Award
8-2021
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Deborah Dotson
Committee Members
Randy Byington, Ester Verhovsek-Hughes
Abstract
Although tobacco cessation is an uphill battle for almost everyone who attempts to quit, it is important that dental hygienists do not assume that patients are not interested. Dental hygienists are in an ideal position to offer cessation help to their tobacco using patients. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the tobacco cessation practices among central Texas dental hygienists. Specifically, dental hygienists were asked about beliefs, motivation, and confidence with regard to their tobacco cessation practice. A positive significant, moderate, relationship was found between beliefs and confidence (r=0.647), beliefs and practices (r=0.704), knowledge and capability (r=0.579), motivation and capability (r=0.529), motivation and practice (r=0.605), and years of practice and capability (r=0.699). The mean confidence scores for hygienists with more than 20 years of experience differed from those with 1-5 years of experience (p=.003) and 6-10 years of experience (p=.025).
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Murray, Lacy, "Tobacco Cessation Counseling Practices amongst Dental Hygienists in Central Texas" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3926. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3926
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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Dental Hygiene Commons, Dental Public Health and Education Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons