Table 5.
Pharmacist opinions regarding different aspects of pharmacy practice in oral health care
| Strongly agree (%) | Agree (%) | Neither agree or disagree (%) | Disagree (%) | Strongly disagree (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacists have an important role to play in promoting oral health care in the community | 52 (25.2) | 138 (67.0) | 14 (6.8) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0) |
| I am comfortable looking inside a patient’s mouth to identity/ diagnose oral health issues | 15 (7.3) | 95 (46.1) | 70 (34.0) | 24 (11.7) | 2 (1.0) |
| Identifying/diagnosing oral health issues and making appropriate evidence-based product recommendations is part of my professional responsibility | 40 (19.4) | 122 (59.2) | 37 (18.0) | 7 (3.4) | 0 (0) |
| I would be interested in receiving further training to better identify/diagnose oral health issues and make appropriate evidence-based product recommendations for my patients | 62 (30.1) | 133 (64.6) | 9 (4.4) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0) |
| Offering oral health care programs/services in pharmacies is a good use of time and money | 28 (13.6) | 113 (28.2) | 58 (28.2) | 7 (3.4) | 0 (0) |
| I would be interested in working collaboratively with other health-care professionals in the local area to support better oral health for the community | 49 (23.8) | 134 (65.0) | 20 (9.7) | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0) |