TABLE 2.
Responses of the participants
| Questions | Responses |
|---|---|
| Section A | |
| Are online lectures of all the subjects being conducted in your colleges? | |
| Yes | 488 (91.6) |
| No | 45 (8.4) |
| If yes, do you attend the online classes on regular basis? | |
| Yes | 459 (86.1) |
| No | 74 (13.9) |
| How are the lectures scheduled in a week? | |
| Daily | 122 (22.9) |
| Twice a week | 25 (4.7) |
| Thrice a week | 23 (4.3) |
| As scheduled in timetable | 264 (49.5) |
| Randomly | 99 (18.6) |
| Are you satisfied with your schedule of online lectures? | |
| Yes | 257 (48.2) |
| No | 95 (17.8) |
| Partially satisfied | 181 (34) |
| Have you experienced differences in the way of teaching in online lectures? | |
| Yes | 262 (49.2) |
| No | 143 (26.8) |
| May be | 128 (24) |
| How much knowledge/understanding of the lectures/sessions are you able to grasp? | |
| 100% | 58 (10.9) |
| >50% | 150 (28.1) |
| <50% | 296 (55.5) |
| 25% | 29 (5.4) |
| Do you want the lectures being conducted during lockdown to be repeated once colleges reopen? | |
| Yes | 245 (46) |
| No | 70 (13.1) |
| Some of them | 218 (40.9) |
| According to you, has the lockdown affected the quality of education, adversely? | |
| Yes | 406 (76.2) |
| No | 47 (8.8) |
| Maybe | 80 (15) |
| According to you, what is a better option for theory lectures? | |
| In‐person lectures | 451 (86.4) |
| Online lectures | 82 (15.4) |
| Are you provided with recorded lectures or e‐content of topics covered in the online lectures? | |
| Yes | 144 (27) |
| Never | 110 (20.6) |
| Sometimes | 279 (52.3) |
| Are practical demonstrations being conducted in the online lectures? | |
| Yes | 44 (8.3) |
| No | 384 (72) |
| Sometimes | 105 (19.7) |
| Do you feel the need of online demonstrations of pre‐clinical work? | |
| Yes | 350 (65.7) |
| No | 86 (16.1) |
| Sometimes | 97 (18.2) |
| Do you prefer giving online examinations if the current condition do not improve? | |
| Yes | 175 (32.8) |
| No | 217 (40.7) |
| Maybe | 141 (26.5) |
| Have you attended any webinars related to your course other than your regular lectures? | |
| Yes | 338 (63.4) |
| No | 113 (21.2) |
| One | 25 (4.7) |
| >1 | 57 (10.7) |
| Have you attended any webinar related to COVID‐19 conducted by medical/dental professionals? | |
| Yes | 398 (74.4) |
| No | 135 (25.3) |
| Are you aware of the precautions to be taken for COVID‐19 in Dental practice? | |
| Yes | 389 (73) |
| No | 32 (6) |
| Somewhat | 112 (21) |
| Section B | |
| Are you anxious about university examinations and academics that have been affected due to lockdown? | |
| Yes | 460 (86.3) |
| No | 26 (4.9) |
| Sometimes | 47 (8.8) |
| Do you attend any online meets with your family and friends? | |
| Yes | 241 (45.2) |
| No | 142 (26.6) |
| Sometimes | 150 (21.8) |
| Have you tried to meet your friends residing nearby your place? | |
| Yes | 117 (22) |
| No | 329 (61.7) |
| Sometimes | 87 (16.3) |