Table 2.
Question | Item | Public clinic patients, % (n) | Private clinic patients, % (n) | Total, % (n) |
---|---|---|---|---|
During the COVID-19 pandemic, for how long did you stop visiting your orthodontist? | I didn't stop visiting my orthodontist | 6 (2) | 94 (33) | 9 (35) |
For 1 to 2 months | 25 (31) | 75 (95) | 32.5 (126) | |
More than 2 months | 77 (93) | 23 (28) | 31.2 (121) | |
I'm still not visiting my orthodontist | 94 (100) | 6 (6) | 27.3 (106) | |
What was the reason you stopped visiting your orthodontist? | Clinic was closed | 73 (179) | 27 (65) | 69 (244) |
I was afraid of the spread of COVID-19 | 27 (15) | 73 (41) | 16 (56) | |
Both previous reasons | 62.5 (30) | 37.5 (18) | 14 (48) | |
I was out of the country | 0 (0) | 100 (5) | 1 (5) | |
How many times did you communicate with your orthodontist? | I didn't communicate | 47 (43) | 53 (48) | 26 (91) |
Once or twice | 63 (113) | 37 (65) | 50 (178) | |
3 or 4 times | 76 (45) | 24 (14) | 17 (59) | |
More than 4 times | 92 (23) | 8 (2) | 7 (25) | |
How did you communicate with your orthodontist? | Voice call | 51 (41) | 49 (40) | 31 (81) |
Mobile phone application | 76 (116) | 24 (37) | 58 (153) | |
Calling and application | 83 (20) | 17 (4) | 9 (24) | |
SMS | 100 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | |
What was your main concern during this period? | Treatment time will be extended | 62 (127) | 38 (79) | 58 (206) |
My teeth would relapse | 66 (97) | 34 (50) | 42 (147) | |
To what extent do you agree or disagree about closing the dental clinics to minimize the spread of COVID-19? | Strongly disagree (1) | 75 (53) | 25 (18) | 20 (71) |
Disagree (2) | 73 (19) | 27 (7) | 7 (26) | |
Somewhat disagree (3) | 78 (35) | 22 (10) | 13 (45) | |
Neutral (4) | 67 (54) | 33 (27) | 23 (81) | |
Somewhat agree (5) | 51 (20) | 49 (19) | 11 (39) | |
Agree (6) | 48 (12) | 52 (13) | 7 (25) | |
Strongly agree (7) | 47 (31) | 53 (35) | 19 (66) |