Publications by authors named "Shabnam Varmazyari"
Article Synopsis
- Iranian primary care dentists have not fully leveraged their potential in tobacco smoking cessation counseling (TSCC), despite their counseling efforts.
- A study conducted in Tehran assessed their TSCC practices, discovering that most dentists engaged in basic counseling steps, but fewer involved in comprehensive support like referrals.
- Key barriers to effective TSCC include lack of educational resources, time constraints, and inadequate patient cooperation, highlighting the need for improved training and resources.
Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic increased global psychological distress, emotional distress, and sleep disturbances, all known risk factors for compromised oral health. Despite this, there is limited understanding of the impacts of these psychological factors on oral health in certain populations, including Iranians. Thus, the present study investigates the associations between sociodemographic characteristics, emotional distress, sleep pattern changes, tooth brushing frequency, and oral ulcer reports in a sample of Iranian adults during the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dental curriculums require regular revision to stay up to date in scientifical and societal fields. Senior dental students are among the main stakeholders of such curriculums. The present study investigated the opinions of Iranian senior dental students regarding the adequacy of their dentistry program and the national dental curriculum in training a competent dentist, the program's content, and its structure.
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