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ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2023

A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring Australian Pharmacists' and Students' Management of Common Oral Mucosal Diseases.

Meng-Wong Taing, Joshua Choong, Vijayaprakash Suppiah, Sarira El-Den, Joon Soo Park, Michael McCullough, Leanne Teoh

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Article in Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Meng-Wong TaingSchool of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0686-2632
Joshua ChoongSchool of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
Vijayaprakash SuppiahClinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5496-935X
Sarira El-DenSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7500-3351
Joon Soo ParkUWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2052-558X
Michael McCulloughMelbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7829-4684
Leanne TeohMelbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9138-813X
The University of Melbourne · AUThe University of Queensland · AUThe University of Sydney · AUThe University of Western Australia · AUUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

University of Queensland's Major student research program NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOral mucosal conditions are commonly experienced in the general population and can have a negative impact on one's quality of life. This study evaluated the ability of Australian pharmacists and final-year pharmacy students to recognise and manage these common oral mucosal diseases through the use of case vignettes.

methodsAustralian pharmacists and final-year pharmacy students were invited through social media, university learning management systems, or email to complete an online questionnaire consisting of six case vignettes covering topics relating to common oral mucosal presentations.

resultsA total of 65 pharmacists and 78 students completed the questionnaire. More than 50% of the participants reported having seen all types of oral mucosal presentations, except for denture stomatitis, in their practice. The provision of best practice recommendations was reported by only 14%, 15%, 8%, and 6% of the participants for geographic tongue, hairy tongue, angular cheilitis, and denture-associated stomatitis, respectively, whereas 82% offered an appropriate anti-viral treatment for cold sore and 33% provided the best practice recommendations for oral thrush.

conclusionThis study emphasised the importance of further developing and integrating best practice oral healthcare training programs specifically tailored to the Australian pharmacy profession.

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case vignettesoral healthoral mucosal diseasespharmacistspharmacy students

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PMID37736911
PMCPMC10514864
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