Table 3 Frequencies of responses to questions about exposure to information on osteoporosis
From: Dentists’ knowledge about osteoporosis and their ability to identify the disease
Question | Answer | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
How would you rate your knowledge about osteoporosis acquired in dentistry school? | None | 238 (49.1%) |
Minimal | 204 (42.1%) | |
Excessive | 0 (0.0%) | |
Sufficient | 43 (8.9%) | |
How would you rate your knowledge about osteoporosis acquired during postgraduate training? | None | 167 (58.4%) |
Minimal | 188 (38.8%) | |
Excessive | 12 (2.5%) | |
Sufficient | 118 (24.3%) | |
How would you rate the access to information about osteoporosis? | Very difficult | 9 (1.9%) |
Difficult | 144 (29.7%) | |
Very easy | 47 (9.7%) | |
Easy | 285 (58.8%) | |
What type of information regarding osteoporosis are you interested in? | Prevention | 343 (70.7%) |
Treatment | 64 (13.2%) | |
Services | 18 (3.7%) | |
Research | 60 (12.4%) |