European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

To determine the frequency of patients seeking oral health advice and willingness of community pharmacists to provide oral health information in the fatehgarh sahib district in the state of punjab in north india .
The practice of community pharmacists has developed over the years from traditional dispensing of medicine to more profound public and professional involvement in health care which is valuable to the community^1,16. General healthcare system considers the community pharmacists as healthcare advisers, preventers, promoters and educators². It was reported that about 26.5% of respondents considered the pharmacist as their first choice of healthcare provider, and in the case of emergency, approximately 37% of respondents identified the pharmacist as their first choice of healthcare provider ^3,17.