Public Trust in Dentists among Arabic Populations

Table 2

Answers to a modified (a validated Arabic questionnaire was used) dentist’s trust scale.

Statement on a 5-point Likert scale	Strongly disagree N/(%)		Disagree N/(%)	Neutral N/(%)	Agree N/(%)		Strongly agree N/(%)
A dentist would never mislead you about anything	15/1.8	148/17.7		294/35.1	284/33.9	97/11.6
You have no worries about putting your oral health in the hands of the dentist	13/1.6	116/13.8		145/17.3	375/44.7	189/22.6
Dentists do what is best for their patients	12/1.4	79/9.4		242/28.9	361/43.1	144/17.2
Dentists think only about what is best for their patients	42/5.0	227/27.1		331/39.5	166/19.8	72/8.6
Dentists are totally honest in telling their patients about all the different treatment options available for their conditions	13/1.6	104/12.4		213/25.4	356/42.5	152/18.1
You completely trust dentists’ decisions about which dental treatments are best	12/1.4	83/9.9		159/19.0	386/46.1	198/23.6
Dentists think only about what is best for themselves	32/3.8	150/17.9		306/36.5	230/27.4	120/14.3
Sometimes dentists do not pay full attention to what patients are trying to tell them	49/5.8	229/27.3		276/32.9	209/24.9	75/8.9
Dentists are extremely thorough and careful	7/0.8	79/9.4		239/28.5	367/43.8	146/17.4
In general, you trust your dentist	16/1.9	122/14.5		250/29.8	318/37.9	132/15.7