Table 2.
Assessment of ECC-related knowledge level of dental undergraduates and residents (N = 422)
| Responding correctly, n (%) | Total, n (%) | p Value by Chi-square test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduates | Residents | ||||||
| 4th-year | 5th-year | 1st-year | 2nd-year | 3rd-year | |||
| The caries prevalence rate of 5-year-old children’s primary teeth in China in recent years | |||||||
| 6 (9.8) | 8 (14.8) | 16 (17.6) | 19 (17.3) | 11 (10.4) | 60 (14.2) | 0.257 | |
| Caries-causing bacteria from the mother’s or guardian’s mouth can colonize the child’s mouth | |||||||
| 49 (80.3) | 41 (75.9) | 75 (82.4) | 92 (83.6) | 92 (86.8) | 349 (82.7) | 0.748 | |
| ECC occurs only in bottle-fed infants and children | |||||||
| 38 (62.3) | 36 (66.7) | 67 (73.6) | 78 (70.9) | 83 (78.3) | 302 (71.6) | 0.433 | |
| The use of fluoride protective paint can effectively prevent and reduce ECC | |||||||
| 57 (93.4) | 52 (96.3) | 85 (93.4) | 100 (90.9) | 100 (94.3) | 394 (93.4) | 0.520 | |
| What is the definition of ECC? | |||||||
| 31 (50.8) | 24 (44.4) | 54 (59.3) | 57 (51.8) | 62 (58.5) | 228 (54.0) | 0.572 | |