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Prevalence and Pattern of Tobacco-Related Habits Among Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey.

International journal of dentistry · Singhal DK, Patil V, Singla N, Prabhakar RV, Chandrashekar C, Sambasivan JV · 2026-07-26

A survey of 370 dental students in Southern India found that 8.6% currently smoked cigarettes, 23.2% were former smokers, and 1.1% chewed tobacco, with over half of current users having never attempted to quit.

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