Statement |
Response Rate (%) |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Neutral |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
Uncertain |
Not Applicable # |
“General dentists should be able to
provide dental treatment for oral cancer patients†(n=184)*
|
26.1% |
51.6% |
13.6% |
7.1% |
1.6% |
0% |
0% |
“I am confident in treating oral cancer
patients†(n=183)*
|
8.7% |
36.1% |
23% |
23% |
7.1% |
2.2% |
0% |
“I feel I am adequately trained to manage
oral cancer patients†(n=182)*
|
6.0% |
36.3% |
26.9% |
20.9% |
8.2% |
1.6% |
0% |
“I feel I am up to date in managing oral
cancer patients†(n=183)*
|
3.8% |
33.3% |
27.9% |
23.0% |
8.2% |
3.8% |
0% |
“I am interested in attending continuing
education courses on the management of oral cancer patientsâ€
(n=183)*
|
47.5% |
45.4% |
6.0% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0% |
0% |
“I always communicate with a patient’s
radiation oncologist, when asked to assess patients prior to
commencement of radiation therapy†(n=180)*
|
26.1% |
26.1% |
16.1% |
6.7% |
0.6% |
5.6% |
18.9% |
“I feel confident in giving advice to
patients regarding management of acute side-effects of their cancer
treatment†(n=180)*
|
6.1% |
35.6% |
18.9% |
21.1% |
2.8% |
3.9% |
11.7% |
“Iprefer to refer oral cancer patients for
pre-radiation therapy dental assessment†(n=179)*
|
7.8% |
25.1% |
25.1% |
26.3% |
4.5% |
2.2% |
8.9% |
“Ifeel confident in giving advice to
patients regarding management of chronic complications of their
cancer treatment†(n=179)*
|
9.5% |
42.5% |
13.4% |
19.0% |
1.7% |
4.5% |
9.5% |
Responses to statement “I do not believe
that dental breakdown can be prevented in oral cancer patients that
have been treated with radiation therapy†(n=179)*
|
2.2% |
3.4% |
12.3% |
52.5% |
21.2% |
2.8% |
5.6% |
* Indicates number of participants who responded to the statement.
# Indicates not applicable as the participant does not treat oral cancer patients.