@article {187, title = {Dentist{\textquoteright}s Experiences and Expectations of Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia}, journal = {PTB Reports}, volume = {7}, year = {2021}, month = {April 2021}, pages = {09-16}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {09}, abstract = {

Objectives: To declare the dentist{\textquoteright}s experiences and expectations of pharmacists in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: It is a 4-month cross-sectional study about dentist{\textquoteright}s experiences and expectations of pharmacists in Saudi Arabia. It self-administered validated electronic survey with closed-ended questions, and the 5-point Likert response scale system was used. The survey consisted of demographic data of responders and items about dentists{\textquoteright} perception of pharmacists{\textquoteright} actual experiences, pharmacists{\textquoteright} recent experiences, future expectations of pharmacists, and barriers hiding the pharmacist role in the practice. Results: The total number of dentist{\textquoteright}s responders were 398 dentists. Of those, 205(51.51\%) were male, and 193 (48.49\%) were female. Most participants were 229(57.54\%) general practitioners and 75(18.61\%) residents. Many dentists contacted pharmacist for drug availability inquiries 311(79,13\%) and drug-drug interactions questions 265(68.65\%). The average scores of dentist{\textquoteright}s actual experiences of pharmacists were (3.12), the average scores of dentist{\textquoteright}s current expectations of pharmacists were (3.6), and dentist{\textquoteright}s future expectations of pharmacists were (3.52). Conclusion: Dentist experience and expectations of pharmacists were inadequate in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Targeting pharmacists{\textquoteright} awareness of pharmacists in the dental care and collaboration programs and activities or therapeutic guidelines between dentists and pharmacists are required.

}, keywords = {Dentist, Expectations, Experiences, Perception, Pharmacists, Saudi Arabia}, doi = {10.5530/PTB.2021.7.3}, author = {Yousef Alomi and Abdulaziz Al-Humaidan and Abdullah Alazzam} }