Table 2.

Fear of infection with COVID 19—self-rated items ¹.

Items	M ± SD
I am afraid that wearing the protective suit against COVID-19 does not protect me enough	2.55 ± 1.41
I am afraid that the patients do not tell the truth about their health	3.47 ± 1.40
I am afraid I can get infected when I take off my protective suit	2.51 ± 1.43
I am afraid I might get infected from co-workers	2.54 ± 1.30
I am afraid of getting infected from my patients	2.78 ± 1.38
I believe that dentists have a very high risk of COVID-19 infection from their patients	3.52 ± 1.51
Dental procedures can be a source of infection and spread of COVID-19	2.81 ± 1.26
The fact that patients cannot wear a mask during the medical treatment causes fear of infection	2.48 ± 1.35
I try to shorten the duration of procedures for not staying in contact with patients too long	2.76 ± 1.51
I feel anxious when I watch the news and stories about COVID 19 on social platforms	2.49 ± 1.39

¹ Means and standard deviations (M ± SD).