More than 80% of dentists recommend programmes to quit smoking to their patients and 13% prescribe nicotine replacement drugs, according to a survey by the Portuguese Dentists Association.
The association stressed that the rate of those who quit is higher when the patients receive medical help. Nearly six million people die each year due to smoking, either through active or passive smoking.It is predicted by the World Health Organisation that by 2030 it may be the biggest cause of death in the world.
