Table 3.

Preparedness of the study population.

Variable		N (%)
(11) Are you up to date on the latest information about case definitions for COVID-19?	Yes	260 (86.4%)
	No	41 (13.6%)
(12) Did you have the opportunity to look at the ICMR/Dental Council of India protocol for dental treatment procedures due to COVID-19 pandemic?	Yes	200 (66.4%)
	No	101 (33.6%)
(13) To what extent do you have confidence in handling suspected COVID-19 patients?	Not confident at all	40 (13.3%)
	Confident to a little extent	120 (39.9%)
	Confident to some extent	102 (33.9%)
	Confident to a considerable extent	31 (10.3%)
	Confident to a great extent	8 (2.7%)
(14) Do you consider yourself prepared for the management of patients during the COVID-19 outbreak?	Yes	115 (38.2%)
	No	48 (15.9%)
	Maybe	138 (45.8%)
(15) Do you believe that asking patients to set far from each other, wearing masks while in the waiting room, and washing hands before getting in the dental chair is?	Necessary and help to decrease disease transmission	298 (99%)
	Not necessary and could cause panic	3 (1%)
(16) Do you know whom to contact in a situation where there has been an unprotected exposure to a known or suspected COVID-19 patient?	Yes	268 (89%)
	No	33 (11%)
(17) Do you know what to do if you have signs or symptoms suspected of COVID-19 infection?	Yes	298 (99%)
	No	3 (1%)
(18) Do you think that after your COVID-19 pandemic, you will be more careful in your standard infection control measures regarding cross infection in your patients?	Yes	238 (79.1%)
	No	1 (0.3%)
	Undecided	62 (20.6%)
	Total	301 (100%)