Evaluation of Senior Dental Students’ General Attitude towards the Use of Rubber Dam: A Survey among Two Dental Schools

Table 5

Opinion of students about the present and future usage of rubber dam.

	School A		School B		Significance
I use the rubber dam in the clinic, because
I strongly believe that it is a helpful tool	38	38.00%	17	36.20%	𝜒^2: 0.05
I only use it because I am obliged to	62	62.00%	30	63.80%	𝑃=0.831
Following graduation
I intend to use the rubber dam during all procedures indicated	25	25.00%	12	25.50%
I intend to use it only during restorative procedures	1	1.00%	0	0.00%
I intend to use it only during root canal treatment	45	45.00%	27	57.40%	𝜒^2: 3.31
I will never use it	29	29.00%	8	17.00%	𝑃=0.347