{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]],"date-time":"2025-12-15T19:43:48Z","timestamp":1765827828408,"version":"3.40.5"},"reference-count":31,"publisher":"Wiley","issue":"1","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,11]],"date-time":"2019-11-11T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1573430400000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/termsAndConditions#vor"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["onlinelibrary.wiley.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Oral Diseases"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>To investigate the clinical advices pharmacists would give to patients who present with various oral mucosal lesions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Subjects and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>One hundred and twenty pharmacists in three major cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were approached by senior dental students acting as mystery shoppers. Pharmacists were shown an image of one of four oral mucosal lesions representing candidosis, aphthous ulcer, erosive lichen planus and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Pharmacists' referral pattern and choices of medications were recorded and assessed against demographic variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eighty\u2010eight per cent (88%) of pharmacists dispensed a non\u2010prescription medication to treat the oral lesions, including SCC, while only 12% recommended that the lesion shown to them be assessed by a clinician. Among all referral recommendations, 32% were for SCC (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.006). Geographical proximity of a clinic to the pharmacy was a significant factor in determining pharmacists' referral recommendation (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.036).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Most pharmacists dispensed a medication for oral mucosal lesions, including potentially malignant and malignant ones, without referring patients to a medical or dental practitioner. Pharmacists should be aware of the serious nature of some oral mucosal lesions and the necessity to refer those cases to a qualified practitioner for proper clinical assessment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/odi.13208","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,9]],"date-time":"2019-10-09T18:03:59Z","timestamp":1570644239000},"page":"89-95","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Pharmacists' clinical competency towards oral mucosal diseases: Results from a mystery shopper study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8872-4887","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Suhail H.","family":"Al\u2010Amad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Dental Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maya","family":"Ghebeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Dental Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Prescilla","family":"Saloum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Dental Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tamara B.","family":"Maarouf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Dental Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yasmin M.","family":"Moustafa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Dental Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zeyad","family":"Younis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Dental Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_8_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.sdentj.2017.03.004"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1345\/aph.1H565"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/QCO.0b013e32834e0680"},{"issue":"6","key":"e_1_2_8_5_1","first-page":"10","article-title":"Knowledge and attitudes of pharmacists regarding oral healthcare and oral hygiene products in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia","volume":"6","author":"Bawazir O. A.","year":"2014","journal-title":"Journal of International Oral Health: JIOH"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.20270"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_8_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"49","DOI":"10.4103\/ijabmr.IJABMR_259_18","article-title":"Candidal prevalence in diabetics and its species identification","volume":"9","author":"Chouhan S.","year":"2019","journal-title":"International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11096-017-0505-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bjoms.2004.11.010"},{"volume-title":"Federal U.S.C","year":"1983","author":"Federal law no. 4 regarding the practice of pharmacies","key":"e_1_2_8_10_1"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12105-018-0981-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.24608"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1601-0825.2009.01642.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/odi.12839"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4066\/AMJ.2011.694"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/adj.12175"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1086-5802(16)30036-5"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/sj.bdj.2018.919"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/idj.12258"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/myc.12329"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_21_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejon.2013.07.005"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_22_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1368-8375(03)00075-7"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_23_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/ijos.2013.88"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_24_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/cid\/civ1194"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_25_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMp1107779"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_26_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bjoms.2009.09.015"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_27_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/acm.2009.0555"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_28_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0266-4356(89)90121-6"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_29_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jgs.14815"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_30_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ijpp.12241"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_31_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jac\/dku053"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_32_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.oraloncology.2012.06.008"}],"container-title":["Oral Diseases"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1111%2Fodi.13208","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/odi.13208","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1111\/odi.13208","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/odi.13208","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,6]],"date-time":"2023-09-06T00:26:52Z","timestamp":1693960012000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/odi.13208"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,11]]},"references-count":31,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,1]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1111\/odi.13208"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/odi.13208","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["1354-523X","1601-0825"],"issn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"1354-523X"},{"type":"electronic","value":"1601-0825"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,11]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2019-05-20","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2019-09-26","order":1,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2019-11-11","order":2,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}