Table 6.

Factors that would improve the ability of pharmacies to promote better oral health in Malaysia

	Frequency (%)
Further training for pharmacists	175 (85.0)
Pharmacy-specific practice guidelines, decision support pathways, information, and educational resources for oral health promotion/management of oral health issues	168 (81.6)
Private counseling/consultation to support oral health-care roles in pharmacy	127 (61.7)
Further training for pharmacy assistants	122 (59.2)
Payment for provision of additional oral health assessment and preventive services in my pharmacy	82 (39.8)
Extra staff to provide appropriate advice, counseling, and support to assist customers	79 (38.3)
Payment for providing oral health advice	70 (34.0)
Other	6 (2.9)