Role of pharmacists in consulting with the underserved regarding toothache pain

Cohen, Leonard A.; Bonito, Arthur J.; Akin, Donald R.; Manski, Richard J.; Macek, Mark D.; Edwards, Robert R.; Cornelius, Llewellyn J.

doi:10.1331/japha.2009.07149

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“…In this study, nearly all pharmacists believed delivering oral health advice was within their role as a pharmacist. Currently, there are limited studies that have assessed the frequency and quality of pharmacist-patient oral health consults; of the studies available, a report by Cohen et al [38] in Maryland US, found 20% of adult toothache sufferers discussed their toothache pain with their pharmacist and 55.7% of patients reported their advice helped a lot. Studies in the UK and South Africa show 66.3% and 44.2% of pharmacists received 1-5 weekly enquiries relating to oral health topics respectively; and a more recent study in Chennai city, India, reported 84% of pharmacists received 10 or more oral health-related enquires each day.…”

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Describing the role of Australian community pharmacists in oral healthcare

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Ford

Gartner

et al. 2016

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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This study highlights that Australian pharmacists have an important role in oral health and there is opportunity to enhance this role, and address risk factors such as smoking with further training, support and education. The findings from this study can guide future research into the development of appropriate training programmes, standards, and best oral healthcare practices for Australian pharmacists.

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Describing the role of Australian community pharmacists in oral healthcare

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Gartner

et al. 2016

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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“…10 12 Overall, non-dental care providers were reasonably confident in providing oral health advice/treatment within their limited scope of practice. Most were keen to learn more about basic dental skills, acknowledging that this was often a neglected area in undergraduate training 20–22. The regular inclusion of oral health topics in continuing education/professional development,23 and staff induction programmes may be particularly relevant for those working in rural and remote areas.…”

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Non-dental primary care providers’ views on challenges in providing oral health services and strategies to improve oral health in Australian rural and remote communities: a qualitative study

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ObjectivesTo investigate the challenges of providing oral health advice/treatment as experienced by non-dental primary care providers in rural and remote areas with no resident dentist, and their views on ways in which oral health and oral health services could be improved for their communities.DesignQualitative study with semistructured interviews and thematic analysis.SettingFour remote communities in outback Queensland, Australia.Participants35 primary care providers who had experience in providing oral health advice to patients and four dental care providers who had provided oral health services to patients from the four communities.ResultsIn the absence of a resident dentist, rural and remote residents did present to non-dental primary care providers with oral health problems such as toothache, abscess, oral/gum infection and sore mouth for treatment and advice. Themes emerged from the interview data around communication challenges and strategies to improve oral health. Although, non-dental care providers commonly advised patients to see a dentist, they rarely communicated with the dentist in the nearest regional town. Participants proposed that oral health could be improved by: enabling access to dental practitioners, educating communities on preventive oral healthcare, and building the skills and knowledge base of non-dental primary care providers in the field of oral health.ConclusionsPrevention is a cornerstone to better oral health in rural and remote communities as well as in more urbanised communities. Strategies to improve the provision of dental services by either visiting or resident dental practitioners should include scope to provide community-based oral health promotion activities, and to engage more closely with other primary care service providers in these small communities.

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“…18 Cohen called for the use of pharmacists as an oral health resource for populations who lack access to regular dental care, and found that pharmacy patients with recent toothache were likely to ask their pharmacist about their oral health. 19–20 Bawazir noted while pharmacists surveyed in Saudi Arabia were willing to speak with patients about their oral health, most (94%) felt their oral health knowledge was lacking and would be improved through continuing education. 21 Interviews with New Zealand pharmacists similarly found pharmacists thought oral health fell within their counseling objectives, yet felt their lack of training in oral health issues limited their ability to provide optimal recommendations.…”

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Oral health in patients taking psychotropic medications: Results from a pharmacy-based pilot study

Heaton¹,

Swigart²,

McNelis³

et al. 2016

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

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Objectives Individuals with mental illness face an increased risk of oral disease compared to those without mental illness. The goals of this study were to examine the self-reported oral health and dental access of individuals filing psychotropic medication prescriptions; and to determine whether pharmacy patients would choose to speak with a pharmacist about their oral health if given the option to do so. Design Pharmacists across 6 community pharmacies within a local chain identified and surveyed adult patients filling prescriptions for psychotropic medications. Surveys included questions about oral health, dry mouth, and dental care utilization. Setting Six community pharmacy locations. Participants Adults (18+ years) filling prescriptions for psychotropic medications. Intervention Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures Self-reported oral health, dental utilization, desire to discuss oral health with a pharmacist. Results Participants (N=178) filling prescriptions were mostly (65.9%) female with a mean age of 48.2 years (s.d.=14.3; range 19–82 years). One in four (24.9%) said their mouths “always” or “frequently” felt dry; these individuals were significantly more likely to have last seen a dentist for emergency (rather than routine) treatment (p<0.01) and rated their oral health as significantly worse (p<0.001) than participants whose mouths “never” or “occasionally” feel dry. A small percentage (5.7%) requested to speak with pharmacists about oral health; they reported poorer oral health than those who opted not to speak with a pharmacist (p<0.05). Conclusions One in four patients reported having dry mouth, and those with dry mouth reported significantly worse oral health than patients without dry mouth. While dry mouth and poor oral health were common in this sample of individuals taking psychotropic medications, this did not consistently translate into information seeking regarding oral health. Future research will focus on pharmacist-initiated oral health interventions with high-risk patients.

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Role of pharmacists in consulting with the underserved regarding toothache pain

Cited by 23 publications

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Describing the role of Australian community pharmacists in oral healthcare

Describing the role of Australian community pharmacists in oral healthcare

Non-dental primary care providers’ views on challenges in providing oral health services and strategies to improve oral health in Australian rural and remote communities: a qualitative study

Oral health in patients taking psychotropic medications: Results from a pharmacy-based pilot study

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