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Table 3 Pathology

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
Biopsy of a skin lesion on the face Dentist 29 0 53 13 5
Medical doctor 51 3 19 13 14
p 0.001 0.246  < 0.001 1.000 0.030
Biopsy of oral lesions Dentist 2 1 87 8 2
Medical doctor 3 11 80 3 3
p 1.000 0.005 0.182 0.213 1.000
Cancer of the lip Dentist 10 2 87 1 0
Medical doctor 28 11 55 3 3
p 0.001 0.018  < 0.001 0.621 0.246
Cancer of the mouth or tongue Dentist 1 1 97 0 1
Medical doctor 0 16 84 0 0
p 1.000  < 0.001 0.003 1.000
Lump in the mouth Dentist 2 1 94 3 0
Medical doctor 0 16 81 3 0
p 0.497  < 0.001 0.005 1.000
Lump in the neck Dentist 4 13 63 19 1
Medical doctor 3 53 7 37 0
p 1.000  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.005 1.000
Mole or lump in the face (Skin) Dentist 41 1 39 13 6
Medical doctor 53 0 18 12 17
p 0.089 1.000 0.001 0.831 0.015
Salivary gland removal (Parotid, Submandibular) Dentist 1 6 90 3 0
Medical doctor 2 52 31 15 0
p 1.000  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.003
Sinus surgery Dentist 2 40 51 2 5
Medical doctor 0 80 7 13 0
p 0.497  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.005 0.059
  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 Fisher’s exact test (cell count < 5)