Oral health promotion in the community pharmacy: an evaluation of a pilot oral health promotion intervention

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Sturrock, A. [1 ]
Cussons, H. [1 ]
Jones, C. [2 ]
Woodcock, C. [2 ]
Bird, L. [3 ]
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[1] Univ Sunderland, Sch Pharm & Pharmaceut Sci, Sunderland, Durham, England
[2] Durham Cty Council, Publ Hlth Team, Durham, England
[3] Newcastle Dent Hosp, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England
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Introduction Poor oral health is a significant public health concern, costing the NHS in England f 3.4 billion annually. Community pharmacies are easily accessible, frequently visited by patients and the community pharmacy contractual framework requires pharmacies to provide healthy living advice to patients - therefore offering a little explored avenue for the delivery of oral health interventions. Methodology A pilot oral health promotion intervention was introduced in five pharmacies in deprived areas of County Durham between September and December 2016. A mixed methods approach to the evaluation was performed, utilising a patient evaluation questionnaire and semi-structured qualitative interviews with pharmacy staff. Results One thousand and eighty-nine participants received the intervention. Following the intervention 72% of participants perceived their knowledge of oral health as much better, 66% definitely intended to change their oral health habits and 64% definitely thought a pharmacy was the right place to receive advice about oral health. Three themes emerged from the qualitative data: (1) intervention feedback, (2) knowledge gap and (3) service development. Discussion The data demonstrated the acceptability of patients to a community pharmacy based oral health intervention, with most patients reporting intentions to change their oral healthcare habits after receiving the intervention. Previous literature has identified a willingness of pharmacy staff to become involved with oral health; this study provides evidence that patients are also receptive to such services being delivered in the community pharmacy setting. Further work is required to assess the benefits of a community pharmacy based oral health intervention and the potential for further growth of this role. Conclusion A community pharmacy is perceived by patients as an acceptable provider of oral health interventions and has the potential to provide positive changes to the oral health of the population.
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