Table 1.
Self-efficacy items categorized into factors based on factor analysis with corresponding Cronbach’s alphas.
| Factors and items (Cronbach’s alpha) | Factor loadings |
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|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | |
| Self confidence in taking care of patient’s oral hygiene (0.797) | |||
| I am confident that I brush a patient’s teeth, even when pressed for time | 0.842 | - | - |
| I am confident that I clean a patient’s mouth, even if co-operation with him or her is problematic | 0.658 | - | - |
| I am confident that if a patient is unable to take care of their oral hygiene themselves, I look at their mouth every day | 0.587 | - | - |
| Practical skills (0.697) | |||
| I am confident that I know how to brush a patient’s teeth | - | 0.552 | - |
| I am confident that I know how to clean a patient’s removable dentures | - | 0.929 | - |
| Confidence in detecting oral problems (0.674) | |||
| I am confident that I am able to notice cavities in a patient’s teeth | - | - | 0.431 |
| I am confident that I am able to notice inflammation of the mouth | - | - | 0.751 |
| I am confident that I am able to notice mucosal inflammation or ulceration related to a patient’s use of removable dentures | - | - | 0.591 |