. 2022 Jun 16;7(2):135–142. doi: 10.14744/eej.2022.15238

TABLE 3.

Frequency and percentage (%) for answers to patient pattern questions

Question		Answers	n	%	P
1.	Did you notice a change in the number of referred cases?	Increased	4^c	2.8	<0.001*
		Decreased	83^a	58.9
		No change	30^b	21.3
		Unsure	24^b	17.0
2.	How does the number of endodontic patients per month	Increased	6^c	4.3	<0.001*
	compare to this same period last year?	Decreased	93^a	66.0
		Almost the same	42^b	29.8
3.	Did you notice a rise in phone calls from patients? (Teledentistry)	Yes	67^a	47.5	<0.001*
		No	42^b	29.8
		Maybe	32^b	22.7
4.	Have some calls replaced visits?	Yes	71^a	50.4	0.933ns
		No	70^a	49.6
5.	Have you been treating high-risk patients (close contacts of	Yes	50^b	35.5	<0.001*
	confirmed or probable COVID-19 patients)?	No	91^a	64.5
6.	Have your patients expressed any apprehensions in visiting	Yes	90^a	63.8	<0.001*
	the dental practice after you have re-opened for elective dental care?	No	29^b	20.6
		Unsure	22^b	15.6
7.	The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted patient continuity of care	Strongly Agree	42^b	29.8	<0.001*
		Agree	81^a	57.4
		Undecided	13^c	9.2
		Disagree	5^c	3.5
		Strongly disagree	0	0

Different letters indicate a statistically significant difference within the same question. *: Significant (P≤0.05), ns: Non-significant (P>0.05)