Table 5 Physicians’ willingness for an interdisciplinary education and collaboration fo the diabetic patient
Questions | Endocrinologists (n = 23) | Genaral health physicians (n = 98) | P value | Total (n = 121) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
It would be important to make doctors aware during their training of the relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease | ||||
 Agree | 21 (91.3%) | 93 (94.9%) | 0.426 | 114 (94.2%) |
 Disagree | 0 | 1 (1%) | 1 (0.8%) | |
 Unsure | 2 (8.7%) | 4 (4.1%) | 6 (5%) | |
 No answer | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Doctors should be made aware of the symptoms of periodontal disease | ||||
 Agree | 21 (91.3%) | 93 (94.9%) | 0.707 | 114 (94.2%) |
 Disagree | 0 | 1 (1%) | 1 (0.8%) | |
 Unsure | 2 (8.7%) | 4 (4.1%) | 6 (5%) | |
 No answer | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
I need more information on periodontal disease and its impact on diabetes | ||||
 Agree | 21 (91.2%) | 88 (89.8%) | 0.913 | 109 (90%) |
 Disagree | 1 (4.4%) | 5 (5.1%) | 6 (5%) | |
 Unsure | 1 (4.4%) | 5 (5.1%) | 6 (5%) | |
 No answer | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Doctors should be trained to screen their diabetic patients for periodontal disease | ||||
 Agree | 17 (74%) | 83 (84.7%) | 0.107 | 100 (82.6%) |
 Disagree | 3 (13%) | 3 (3.1%) | 6 (5%) | |
 Unsure | 3 (13%) | 11 (11.2%) | 14 (11.6%) | |
 No answer | 0 | 1 (1%) | 1 (0.8%) | |
I want to include oral health screening in my practice | ||||
 Agree | 18 (78.3%) | 78 (79.6%) | 0.841 | 96 (79.3%) |
 Disagree | 2 (8.7%) | 5 (5.1%) | 7 (5.8%) | |
 Unsure | 3 (13%) | 15 (15.3%) | 18 (14.9%) | |
 No answer | 0 | 0 | 0 | |