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Table. 2.

Questions on Pre-Treatment Infection Control Practices

Question number Question Mean±SD
Q1 Do you check patients for fever or respiratory symptoms? 4.39±0.82
Q2 Do you monitor your overseas travel history? 4.17±1.08
Q3 Do you enter the dental practice wearing a mask? 4.63±0.64
Q4 Do you enter the dental practice after using hand sanitizer? 4.28±0.88
Q5 Do you measure the patient’s temperature with a non-contact thermometer before they enter the dental practice? 4.36±0.95
Q6 Do you minimizing entrances and exits to control the flow of individuals through the practice? 4.02±1.13
Q7 Do you practice physical distancing of at least 1 m in patient waiting rooms? 3.62±1.28
Total 4.21±0.68

SD: standard deviation.

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