Awareness of physicians and dentists in Serbia about the association between periodontitis and systemic diseases: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Professional actions of respondents

Question	Answers	Physicians (n (%))	Dentist (n (%))	Total (n (%))	p*
Do you ask your patients about gum health/systemic health?	Yes	568 (76.8)	558 (99.3)	1126 (86.5)	< 0.001
Do you ask your patients about gum health/systemic health?	No	171 (23.2)	4 (0.7)	175 (13.5)	< 0.001
Do you refer your patients to physician/dentist?	Yes	441 (59.7)	549 (97.7)	990 (76.1)	< 0.001
Do you refer your patients to physician/dentist?	No	298 (40.3)	13 (2.3)	311 (23.9)	< 0.001

* p value calculated by using χ² test for categorical variables. Significant at p < 0.05

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