Table 2: Responses to Statements Used in the Survey

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 patients” (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.