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Table 3 A sample of Australian community rehabilitation and support workers’ (n = 141) perceived barriers to oral health promotion within Neami

From: Oral health promotion practices of Australian community mental health professionals: a cross sectional web-based survey

  Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
  N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Oral health low on Neami agenda 8 47 61 23 2
  ( 5.7) (33.3) (43.3) (16.3) (1.4)
Not enough time when working with consumers 3 42 42 44 9
  (2.1) (29.8) (29.8) (31.2) (6.4)
Consumers’ lack of interest in oral health 3 24 32 65 17
  (2.1) (17) (22.7) (46.1) (12.1)
Staff have insufficient knowledge about oral health 3 36 49 48 5
  (2.1) (25.5) (34.8) (34) (3.5)
Staff have insufficient knowledge about dental services 5 42 37 49 7
  (3.5) (29.8) (26.2) (34.8) (5)
Staff have insufficient access to oral health resources 14 45 45 32 5
  (9.9) (31.9) (31.9) (22.7) (3.5)
Insufficient support from management 18 57 50 14 2
  (12.8) (40.4) (35.5) (9.9) (1.4)
Attitudes of oral health professionals 5 45 67 19 5
  (3.5) (31.9) (47.5) (13.5) (3.5)
There are no barriers 37 56 40 5 3
  (26.2) (39.7) (28.4) (3.5) (2.1)