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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2013 Mar;44(3):260–264. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.10.023

Table 1.

Primary outcome results from the phone survey smokers, %

Smokers seen at
eight usual care
clinics
(n=285)
Smokers seen at
seven intervention
clinics
(n=263)
p-valuea

Did your dentist or hygienist ask if you smoke or have ever smoked in the past? 97.6 97.5 0.93
At your most recent visit, did your dentist or hygienist ask about your interest in quitting smoking? 70.2 87.0 0.0006
At your most recent visit, did your dentist or hygienist talk about reasons to quit smoking? 68.4 76.1 0.18
At your most recent visit, did your dentist or hygienist talk about specific strategies for quitting smoking? 25.6 46.8 0.003
At your most recent visit, did your dentist or hygienist refer you to a tobacco quitline (phone line for quitting? 17.4 37.3 0.007

Note: Significant results are indicated by boldface.

a

Percentages and p-values based on generalized linear mixed model.