Table 3.

Frequency of criteria used to determine whether a particular disease is below the SLR

	Physicians (n:55)	Dentists (n:77)
Whether specific immunization is available	72.7*	48.1
Whether protective measures are available	69.1	62.3
Probability of transmission	63.6	68.8
Probability of cure	54.5*	29.9
The mechanism of disease transmission	49.1	49.4
The mortality rate of the disease	38.2	46.8
Prevalence of the disease in the general population	25.5	22.1
The social (stigmatic and discriminatory) impact of the disease	14.5	14.3

* p < 0.01