Table 1 Participants’ demographic information and attitudes and awareness toward medical-dental collaboration
Item (N = 1137 respondents) | n (%) |
|---|---|
Demographic information | |
Curriculum | |
Medicine | 579 (51) |
Dentistry | 558 (49) |
Year of study | |
Year 1–3 | 721 (63) |
Year 4–5 | 416 (37) |
Age, years | |
≤ 20 | 754 (66) |
> 21 | 383 (34) |
Gender | |
Male | 332 (29) |
Female | 805 (71) |
Having a family physician | |
Yes | 230 (20) |
No | 907 (80) |
Last dental check-up | |
< 1 year | 406 (36) |
≥ 1 year | 21 (2) |
No regular dental check-up | 710 (62) |
Attitude and awareness | |
Dentist is a profession similar to medical practitioners | |
Yes | 1,113 (98) |
No | 24 (2) |
Oral health is an integral part of general health | |
Yes | 1,100 (97) |
No | 37 (3) |
Dentists should be included in electronic health record system | |
Yes | 1,101 (97) |
No | 36 (3) |
Medical-dental collaboration enhances quality of patient care | |
Yes | 1,085 (95) |
No | 52 (5) |
Dentist is responsible to advise patients on systemic health | |
Yes | 980 (86) |
No | 157 (14) |
Physician is responsible to advise patients on oral health | |
Yes | 1,042 (92) |
No | 95 (8) |
Dental students should have a rotation in medicine | |
Yes | 766 (67) |
No | 371 (33) |
Medical students should have a rotation in dentistry | |
Yes | 752 (66) |
No | 385 (34) |
Aware of any collaboration between dentistry and medicine | |
Yes | 979 (86) |
No | 158 (14) |