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As a healthcare worker what are your                If a dental meeting were to be held now as
                      views on the covid vaccine?                    per government norms, would you attend?









                             15%                                                    21%


                                                                                                        28%




                       26%                       58%



                                                                                           51%









                 I have already been vaccinated                         I would not attend till the situation improves further
                 I would like to get the vaccine at the earliest        I would be comfortable attending
                 I am not sure and would like to wait                   I am not sure

                                                                                                  SOURCE: DP Research Dept. ©2021

                When do you feel your dental practice will be
                               back to near normal?                                 Methodology of survey
                                                                                    In early February, Dental Practice South Asia
                                                                                    conducted the second nationwide survey to
                                                                                    measure the continuing impact of Covid 19
            Already back to normal                  23%                             on dental clinics in India. A Google form of
                                                                                    the questionnaire was created with a pre
                                                                                    designed set of questions and dentists across
                                                                                    the country were contacted by emails, calls
              Less than 3 months                                       34%
                                                                                    and on Whatsapp. The questionnaire com-
                                                                                    bined open-ended questions and multiple-
                                                                                    choice questions with predefined answers.
               At least 6 months                                      32%           For most questions, an optional space was
                                                                                    provided to elaborate on the answer. This
                                                                                    open part is considered of great importance
                                                                                    for a Survey of this kind as it provides addi-
                     Not sure               11%                                     tional valuable material. The participation was
                                                                                    completely voluntary and all the participants
                                                                                    had an option of opting out of the study by
                                                                                    not filling the questionnaire. A total of 1120
                             0%   5%    10%   15%   20%   25%   30%    35%  40%     respondents completed the survey from
                                                                                    across India.
                                % of respondents

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