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The purpose of this study was to evaluate smoking of dental technicians in 2005, and wehave distributed questionnaires about smoking in 2005-KDTA general meeting and analyzedthem. All 555 respondents who attended KDTA general meeting were selected by randomsampling. However we dismissed 41 because of invalidness, so we got 504 people. Therefore,we have got conclusions below:1. The rate of smokers who attended in 2005 KDTA was 33.93%, 46.3% in men, 1.44% inwomen. When we compared to other specialist groups, the rate of dental technician smokerswas higher than them.2. When we analyzed the ages of first smoking, 55.56% of the people started to smoke whenthey were in 24 years old. This result was very similar to the rate of dentist smokers in 2005KDA research.3. According to the answers of smokers and people who wire smokers in the past aboutquitting smoking period and willness in future, 60.82% among all members failed to quitsmoking and also 69.2% among all members did not leap over 3 months but, they have thought to quit smoking for 6 months. 4. According to the answers about antismoking training related to environment in dentaland clinical labs, most dental technicians(92.66%) have never been trained, also 37.70% amongall members have not fulfilled their duty at self office. They have not recognized the danger ofthe indirect smoking. 5. When we asked chiefs in dental and clinical labs, the reason why they, didn't do theantismoking training their staffs, 32.1% of them replied that they were so busy, and 42.13%did because of their staffs, abhorrence and needlessness.6. As Pan-dentistry members, over 80% agreed to the thought of the antismoking, also hadmedical knowledge about smoking. So we have the conclusion that dental technicians haveidentification as the Pan-dentistry members.7. Most dental technicians expected KDTA to play a role about the antismoking training fortheir members.We have two suggestions to KDTA about the antismoking problem for members accordingto above conclusions.First, KDTA should prepare the antismoking training in the curriculum. Second, KDTAshould support the antismoking programs of schools for students.