Table 5 Responses of dental students to smoking intervention statements
From: Associations of smoking behavior with lifestyle and mental health among Japanese dental students
|  | Non-current smokers (%) | Regular smokers (%) | χ 2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Do you think that dental students should not smoke? | ||||
 Yes (score 1) | 333 (83.0) | 31 (59.6) |  |  |
 No (score 0) | 38 (9.5) | 18 (34.6) |  |  |
 No opinion (score 0) | 30 (7.5) | 3 (5.8) |  |  |
| Â | Â | Â | 26.861 | 0.000a |
2. What is your view on smoking by patients? | ||||
 They should not smoke. (score 1) | 245 (61.1) | 22 (42.3) |  |  |
 There is no problem with them smoking. (score 0) | 38 (9.5) | 8 (15.4) |  |  |
 Patients may smoke at their discretion. (score 0) | 109 (27.2) | 20 (38.5) |  |  |
 No opinion (score 0) | 9 (2.2) | 2 (3.8) |  |  |
| Â | Â | Â | 6.883 | 0.076a |
3. We should serve as role models for their patients and the public. | ||||
 Yes (score 1) | 369 (92.0) | 44 (84.6) |  |  |
 No (score 0) | 32 (8.0) | 8 (15.4) |  |  |
| Â | Â | Â | 3.135 | 0.113b |
4. Dentists should master the ability to be non-smokers. | ||||
 Yes (score 1) | 340 (84.8) | 31 (59.6) |  |  |
 No (score 0) | 61 (15.2) | 21 (40.4) |  |  |
| Â | Â | Â | 19.675 | 0.000a |
5. Dentists should be examples to patients with regard to cessation of smoking. | ||||
 Yes (score 1) | 329 (82.0) | 32 (61.5) |  |  |
 No (score 0) | 72 (18.0) | 20 (38.5) |  |  |
| Â | Â | Â | 19.96 | 0.001a |
6. Dentists should advise patients not to smoke. | ||||
 Yes (score 1) | 329 (82.0) | 40 (76.9) |  |  |
 No (score 0) | 72 (18.0) | 12 (23.1) |  |  |
| Â | Â | Â | 0.799 | 0.371a |
7. Dentists should provide patients with information related to non-smoking. | ||||
 Yes (score 1) | 376 (93.8) | 45 (86.5) |  |  |
 No (score 0) | 25 (6.2) | 7 (13.5) |  |  |
| Â | Â | Â | 3.662 | 0.077b |
8. Are a patient’s chances of quitting smoking increased if a dentist advices him/her to quit? | ||||
 Yes (score 1) | 200 (49.9) | 15 (28.8) |  |  |
 No (score 0) | 201 (50.1) | 37 (71.2) |  |  |
| Â | Â | Â | 8.163 | 0.004a |
9. Dentists are free to smoke as people in other occupations. | ||||
 Yes (score 0) | 128 (31.9) | 26 (50.0) |  |  |
 No (score 1) | 273 (68.1) | 26 (50.0) |  |  |
| Â | Â | Â | 6.706 | 0.010a |
Professionalism score (0–9 points) | ||||
 mean ± SD | 6.96 ± 1.99 | 5.64 ± 2.59 | – | 0.001c |