Table 2. TAM dimensions and its measuring scale items.

TAM: Technology acceptance model; PE: Perceived ease of use; PU: Perceived usefulness; ATB: Attitude toward a behavior; ANX: Anxiety; SE: Self-efficacy

Constructs	Items	Cronbach’s (α)
PE1	1) My interaction with teledentistry would be clear and understandable.	0.809
PE2	2) Learning to use teledentistry for dental examinations would be easy for me.
PE3	3) It would be easy for me to become skillful at using teledentistry.
PU1	1) Using teledentistry could improve the dental care provided to students.	0.854
PU2	2) If I were to use teledentistry, I could use it in a dental emergency.
PU3	3) Using teledentistry would enable me to accommodate students’ dental needs more quickly.
ATB1	1) Using teledentistry for students’ dental assessment is a good idea.	0.803
ATB2	2) Teledentistry would make student dental screening more interesting.
ANX1	1) I think dental professionals can adequately make a dental assessment of students when not being physically present.	0.668
ANX2	2) More research is needed on the effectiveness of teledentistry before I would use it for students.
ANX3	3) I do not like the loss of personal contact with dentists associated with using teledentistry.
ANX4	4) I hesitate to use teledentistry for fear of making mistakes I can’t correct.
SE1	1) I could use teledentistry even if I had never used this technology before.	0.803
SE2	2) I could use teledentistry if someone showed me how to use it beforehand.
SE3	3) I could use teledentistry even if there was no one around to tell me what to do as I go.