Table 3.
Participants views on using MID techniques for the management of carious primary teeth after the COVID-19 pandemic
| Variable | BSPD participants N (70) |
EAPD participants N (142) |
Total N (212) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did COVID-19 change your believes about MID? | |||
| Yes | 36 (51.4%) | 45 (31%) | 80 (37.7%) |
| No | 34 (48.6%) | 97 (69%) | 132 (62.3%) |
| Do you feel more inclined to use MID techniques after pandemic | |||
| Yes | 51 (72.9%) | 78 (55%) | 129 (60.8%) |
| No | 19 (27.1%) | 64 (45%) | 83 (39.2%) |
| If no, specify a reason | |||
| No enough teaching with further training/teaching required | 2 (9.1%) | 16 (25.4%) | 18 (8.5%) |
| Insufficient evidence available on its efficacy | 1 (4.5%) | 12 (19%) | 13 (6.1%) |
| Lack of enough confidence | |||
| Difficulty in obtaining dental materials required for MID | 0.0 | 12 (19%) | 12 (5.7%) |
| Patient choice | 0.0 | 4 (6.3%) | 4 (1.9%) |
| If yes, specify a reason | |||
| They are considered LRAGPs | 44 (80%) | 73 (67%) | 117 (55.2%) |
| Can be completed in a short period of time | 28 (50.9%) | 76 (69.7%) | 104 (49%) |
| Easy to do | 30 (54.5%) | 58 (53.2%) | 88 (41.5%) |
| Less challenging for children compared to conventional restoration | 44 (80%) | 80 (73.4%) | 124 (58.5%) |
| Emerging evidence supporting the use of MID during the pandemic | 41 (74.5%) | 46 (42.2%) | 87 (41%) |
| If you are using MID during the pandemic, will you continue using MID after the pandemic | |||
| Yes | 70 (100%) | 137 (96.5%) | 207 (97.6%) |
| No | 0.0 | 5 (3.5%) | 5 (2.4%) |
| Are you willing to teach MID to dental students and other dental care professionals | |||
| Yes | 70 (100%) | 125 (88.7%) | 195 (91.9%) |
| No | 0.0 | 17 (11.3%) | 17 (8.1%) |