Knowledge and Use of Caries Detection Methods among Dental Students and Dental Practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Caries risk assessment practices.

Method	Very unlikely	Unlikely	Likely	Very likely
A1-caries risk assessment for adult patients	28 (5.81%)^a	70 (14.5%)^a	157 (32.6%)^b	227 (47.1%)^b
A2-caries risk assessment for children	41 (8.54%)^a	89 (18.5%)^a	140 (29.2%)^a	210 (43.8%)^b
A3-evaluate the patients’ dietary habits	29 (6.02%)^a	83 (17.2%)^a	215 (44.6%)^b	155 (32.2%)^b
A4-identify current exposures to fluoride	52 (10.9%)^a	125 (26.2%)^a	181 (37.9%)^b	120 (25.1%)^a
A5-review medical history and lifestyle	10 (2.02%)^a	37 (7.49%)^a	129 (26.1%)^b	318 (64.4%)^c
A6-plan restorative materials and techniques based on the patients’ caries risk assessment	20 (4.09%)^a	53 (10.8%)^a	156 (31.9%)^b	260 (53.2%)^b

^{a, b}Values in the same row and subtable not sharing the same subscript are significantly different at in the two-sided test of equality for column proportions. Cells with no subscript are not included in the test. Tests assume equal variances. Tests are adjusted for all pairwise comparisons within a row of each innermost subtable using the Bonferroni correction.