Item (No. of respondents) | Group | No. (%) |
---|---|---|
1. Curriculum (n = 809) | Medicine | 577 (71%) |
 | Dentistry | 232 (29%) |
2. Year of Study (n = 809) | Year 1–3 | 561 (69%) |
 | Year 4–5 | 248 (31%) |
3. Age (n = 796) | 20 or below | 345 (44%) |
 | 21 or above | 451 (56%) |
4. Gender (n = 796) | Male | 419 (53%) |
 | Female | 377 (47%) |
5. Regular family doctor (n = 797) | Yes | 323 (40%) |
 | No | 474 (60%) |
6. Last dental check-up (n = 797) | Within 1 year | 408 (51%) |
 | Over 1 year | 489 (49%) |
7. Dentist is a profession similar to medical practitioners (n = 799) | Yes | 735 (92%) |
 | No | 64 (8%) |
8. Oral health is an integral part of general health (n = 799) | Yes | 774 (97%) |
 | No | 25 (3%) |
9. Dentists should be included in electronic health record systems (n = 796) | Yes | 671 (84%) |
 | No | 125 (16%) |
10. Medical-dental collaboration enhances quality of patient care (n = 787) | Yes | 629 (80%) |
 | No | 158 (20%) |
11. Dentist is responsible to advise patient on systemic health (n = 775) | Yes | 575 (74%) |
 | No | 200 (26%) |
12. Physician is responsible to advise patient on oral health (n = 794) | Yes | 688 (87%) |
 | No | 106 (13%) |
13. Dental students should have a rotation in medicine (n = 801) | Yes | 509 (64%) |
 | No | 292 (36%) |
14. Medical students should have a rotation in dentistry (n = 801) | Yes | 462 (58%) |
 | No | 339 (42%) |
15. Aware of any collaboration between dentistry and medicine (n = 801) | Yes | 616 (77%) |
 | No | 185 (23%) |