Assessment of readiness of dental faculty and students in Kuwait to implement a smoking cessation counseling curriculum.

INTRODUCTION Worldwide, tobacco kills approximately 6 million people and causes more than a half trillion dollars of negative impact each year.[ 1 ] The use of tobacco products is increasing on a global scale in low- and middle-income countries, although there is a clear trend toward a decrease in high-income countries.[ 2 ] While it is generally known that smoking has a detrimental effect on health, awareness of its negative influence on oral health is still low.[ 3 , 4 ] Smoking is an important etiological factor in periodontal disease, deficits in postoperative healin

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