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S. No.
QUESTIONS
YES
N (%) NO
N (%)
1. Do you feel the importance of bioterrorism in
dentistry? N = 388
(90.3%) N = 42
(9.8%)
2. Do you think knowledge about bioterrorism would be
beneficial in your practice? N = 404
(94%) N = 26
(6%)
3. Are you interested in participating in training
procedures organized universally? N = 298
(69.3%) N = 132
(30.7%)
4. Do you think awareness programs of bioterrorism
can be implicated among dentist as well as
physicians? N = 340
(79%) N = 90
(21%)
5. Should these programs be organized on a regular
basis? N = 419
(97.4%) N = 11
(2.6%)
6. Is it worth to include the knowledge of bioterrorism in
the curriculum of dental schools? N = 295
(68.8%) N = 133
(31.2%)
7. Willingness to provideassistance in response to bio-
terrorism event? N = 311
(72.4%) N = 119
(27.6%)
Table 2 : Attitude based questions on Bioterrorism
S. No.
QUESTIONS
YES
N (%) NO
N (%)
1. Have you come across the term bioterrorism? N = 426
(99.3%) N = 4
(0.7%)
2. Have you ever come across bioterrorism and other
mass disaster in your private practice? N = 366
(85%) N = 64
(15%)
3. Have you perceived the ability to respond effectively
to bioterrorism event? N = 348
(81%) N = 82
(19%)
Table 2 : Awareness based questions on Bioterrorism
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