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| Year : 2012 |
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Tobacco cessation in India: A contemporary issue in public health dentistry
Ramya Kalyanpur1, K Pushpanjali2, KVV Prasad1, Kumar Gaurav Chhabra1
1 Department of Public Health Dentistry, S. D. M. College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, India
2 Department of Public Health Dentistry, M. S. Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
Ramya Kalyanpur
Department of Public Health Dentistry, S. D. M. College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.99061
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In India, tobacco use is incredibly linked to poverty and accounts for the high public health costs of treating tobacco-related diseases. Dental public health programs aid in detecting the tobacco-related periodontal diseases, oral cancers, etc., where the majority belongs to the submerged portion of iceberg, which otherwise leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. Moreover, public health dentists plays a key role in identifying both clinical and subclinical cases and aid in tobacco use cessation through various modes of health education and counseling. Therefore, the community-based measures are deemed to be the most cost-effective tool for tobacco cessation. |
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