Table 1 The attitude of the dental professionals towards tropical infectious diseases and oral health
Content of questionnaire | Yes | No | Positive rate | Negative rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Focus on tropical infectious diseases and oral health | 87 | 149 | 36.9% | 63.1% |
Study on tropical infectious diseases and oral health systematically | 60 | 176 | 25.4% | 74.6% |
If working in non-tropics, it is necessary to learn about infectious diseases and oral health systematically.§ | 188 | 48 | 79.7% | 20.3% |
If working in tropics, it is necessary to learn about infectious diseases and oral health systematically.# | 227 | 9 | 96.2% | 3.8% |
Identification of oral lesions is helpful to the management of tropical infectious diseases | 202 | 34 | 85.6% | 14.4% |