Table 5 Section 5: Post-lockdown
From: Patients’ perceptions of orthodontic treatment experiences during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study
Question | Response | Number | % Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
I am extremely pleased with the restrictive protocols at the clinic because of the pandemic | Strongly agree | 71 | 46.10% |
Agree | 53 | 34.42% | |
Neutral | 19 | 12.34% | |
Disagree | 5 | 3.25% | |
Unanswered | 6 | 3.90% | |
I think that the telephone screening and the pre-clinical appointment screening is an effective tool to prevent the spread of infection | Strongly agree | 58 | 37.66% |
Agree | 47 | 30.52% | |
Neutral | 33 | 21.43% | |
Disagree | 5 | 3.25% | |
Strongly disagree | 4 | 2.60% | |
Unanswered | 7 | 4.55% | |
Pre-testing the patients for COVID 19 sign and symptoms (temperature) is very essential prior to the treatment during the pandemic | Strongly agree | 80 | 51.9% |
Agree | 46 | 29.9% | |
Neutral | 17 | 11.0% | |
Disagree | 3 | 1.9% | |
Strongly disagree | 3 | 1.9% | |
Unanswered | 5 | 3.2% | |
Pre-testing the staff and orthodontists is very essential during the pandemic | Strongly agree | 88 | 57.1% |
Agree | 43 | 27.9% | |
Neutral | 12 | 7.8% | |
Disagree | 1 | 0.6% | |
Strongly disagree | 4 | 2.6% | |
Unanswered | 6 | 3.9% | |
I prefer my orthodontist to: | Wear full PPE without the N-95 mask | 15 | 9.7% |
N-95 mask should be enough with eye cover | 22 | 14.3% | |
I personally do not care | 34 | 22.1% | |
Full PPE with the N-95 mask | 70 | 45.5% | |
Other | 4 | 2.6% | |
Unanswered | 9 | 5.8% |