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Table 2 Trauma

From: Knowledge, attitude, and perception of oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty amongst healthcare professionals, and the General Public from a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Country

Condition Role Plastic surgeon Ear–nose–throat Oral and maxillofacial surgeon General surgeon Others
Broken jaw Dentist 1 0 99 0 0
Medical Doctor 0 0 100 0 0
p 1.000 1.000
Cut on the face (Laceration) Dentist 50 0 43 7 0
Medical doctor 45 0 19 26 10
p 0.479  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.002
Eye bone fracture (orbit) Dentist 8 4 83 5 0
Medical doctor 3 12 67 3 15
p 0.213 0.065 0.009 0.721  < 0.001
Fracture of the skull Dentist 7 1 68 19 5
Medical doctor 3 25 23 10 39
p 0.331  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.071  < 0.001
Nose fracture Dentist 20 42 37 1 0
Medical doctor 17 79 4 0 0
p 0.585  < 0.001  < 0.001 1.000
Trauma to the teeth Dentist 1 1 72 5 21
Medical doctor 0 0 75 0 25
p 1.000 1.000 0.631 0.059 0.502
  1. As each group contained 100 participants, cell values represent both n and %
  2. Column p values were generated from a Chi-square test (cell count ≥ 5) or a Fisher’s exact test (cell count < 5)