Table 5.

Distribution of Level of Preparedness According to Training Taken (Infection Control/COVID-19) Among the Respondents who Participated in the Study

		Training Taken (Infection Control)					Training Taken (COVID-19)
		No (n=254)		Yes (n=392)		P-value	No (n=325)		Yes (n=321)		P-value
Level of Preparedness	Response	n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
Dentist should provide adequate training to their staff to promote many levels of screening and preventive measures.	Agree	248	97.6	390	99.5	0.081NS	315	97.0	321	100	0.018*
	Disagree	2	0.8	0	0.0		3	1.0	0	0.0
	Do not know	4	1.6	2	0.5		7	2.0	0	0.0
What precautions should the dental practitioners take when treating COVID-19-positive patients?	E1	190	74.8	307	78.3	0.070NS	230	71.2	260	79.7	0.026*
	E2	15	5.9	18	4.6		24	7.4	8	2.4
	E3	14	5.5	6	1.5		15	2.8	9	2.8
	E4	17	6.7	24	6.1		22	6.8	15	5.3
	E5	6	2.4	9	2.3		16	1.8	9	2.8
	E6	12	4.7	28	7.1		18	5.5	19	6.2
How to prepare your body to prevent and avoid getting COVID-19 infection?	F1	191	75.2	306	78.1	0.242NS	250	76.9	247	76.9	0.001***
	F2	28	11.0	39	9.9		36	11.1	31	9.7
	F3	14	5.5	27	6.9		17	5.2	24	7.5
	F4	11	4.3	5	1.3		14	4.3	2	0.6
	F5	4	1.6	7	1.8		0	0.0	11	3.4
	F6	6	2.4	8	2.0		8	2.8	6	1.9
Do you know whom to contact if you have an unprotected exposure to a known or suspected COVID-19 patient?	Yes	206	81.1	362	92.3	0.001***	270	83.1	298	92.8	0.001***
	No	48	18.9	30	7.7		55	16.9	23	7.2
Do you know what to do if you have signs or symptoms suspected of COVID-19 infection?	Yes	234	92.1	387	98.7	0.001***	305	93.8	316	98.4	0.002**
	No	20	7.9	5	1.3		20	6.2	5	1.6
Key elaboration for Table 5
E1	AIIRs should be reserved for patients, Air from these rooms should be exttacted directly by high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter, Pre-procedural mouth rinse with 0.2% povidone-iodine, Extra-oral imaging should be preferred to intra-oral imaging
E2	AIIRs should be reserved for patients, Air from these rooms should be extracted directly by high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter, Pre-procedural mouth rinse with 0.2% povidone-iodine, Rubber dam should be used to minimize splatter generation
E3	AIIRs should be reserved for patients, Air from these rooms should be exhausted directly by high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter, Pre-procedural mouth rinse with 0.2% povidone-iodine, Extra-oral imaging should be preferred, Rubber dam should be used. Minimize the use of ultrasonic instruments, high-speed headpieces, and 3-way syringes.
E4	AIIRs should be reserved for patients
E5	AIIRs should be reserved for patients, Air from these rooms should be extracted directly by high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter.
E6	Other
F1	Take proper rest and sleep, Daily intake of vitamin C in the form of citrus fruits, Drinking warm water and doing gargles with warm water mixed with povidone-iodine, salt etc, Exercise routinely to keep the body fit, Avoiding panic and psychological negative effects of the disease
F2	Daily intake of vitamin C in the form of citrus fruits, Drinking warm water and doing gargles with warm water mixed with povidone-iodine, salt etc, Avoiding panic and psychological negative effects of the disease
F3	Drinking warm water and doing gargles with warm water mixed with povidone-iodine, salt etc
F4	Take proper rest and sleep, Drinking warm water and doing gargles with warm water mixed with povidone-iodine, salt etc, Exercise routinely to keep the body fit, Avoiding panic and psychological negative effects of the disease
F5	Take proper rest and sleep
F6	Other

Notes: P-value for Chi-square test. P-value <0.05 is considered to be statistically significant. *P-value <0.05, **P-value <0.01, ***P-value <0.001, NS-statistically non-significant. Higher mean score indicates higher level of knowledge and vice-versa.

Abbreviation: AIIRs, airborne infection isolation rooms