Alcohol consumption and affordability in the UK has increased over the last 50 years and is associated with a range of adverse oral health outcomes, the most serious of which, oral cancer, is also increasing in incidence. Despite this, routine screening and intervention relating to alcohol consumption within general dental practice remains uncommon. This review of the literature describes the background and outlines the evidence base for undertaking alcohol screening and delivering brief interventions in general dental practice. Consideration will be given to the rationale for, and range of issues related to, introducing this into general dental practice.
AB -Alcohol consumption and affordability in the UK has increased over the last 50 years and is associated with a range of adverse oral health outcomes, the most serious of which, oral cancer, is also increasing in incidence. Despite this, routine screening and intervention relating to alcohol consumption within general dental practice remains uncommon. This review of the literature describes the background and outlines the evidence base for undertaking alcohol screening and delivering brief interventions in general dental practice. Consideration will be given to the rationale for, and range of issues related to, introducing this into general dental practice.
KW - ORAL-CANCER PREVENTION KW - PRIMARY-HEALTH-CARE KW - HAZARDOUS DRINKING KW - PUBLIC-HEALTH KW - PART 1 KW - CONSUMPTION KW - PROMOTION KW - ATTITUDES KW - SMOKING KW - TOBACCO U2 - 10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.363 DO - 10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.363 M1 - Article JO - British Dental Journal JF - British Dental Journal SN - 0007-0610 IS - 9 VL - 210 SP - - ER -