Table 2: Dentists and dental hygienists confidence levels regarding AO4.
| Dentists | Dental hygienists | |||
| Characteristic | N | % | N | % |
| How would you describe your level of understanding of the AO4 process? | ||||
| Know nothing about the AO4 process. | 8 | 24.2 | 16 | 72.7 |
| Know of the AO4 process but do not know enough about the process to recognize potential for appropriate case. | 3 | 9.1 | 4 | 18.2 |
| Know of the AO4 Process and how to recognize a patient for a case, but do not feel confident enough to present AO4 as an option to my patients. | 8 | 24.2 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Well versed in AO4 process and feel comfortable presenting AO4 as an option to patients but would like to know more. | 13 | 39.4 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Consider themselves an expert in AO4 process | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 100 | 22 | 100 |
| To what degree are you comfortable with maintenance therapy of patients presenting with AO4 | ||||
| Not at all | 7 | 24.1 | 12 | 70.6 |
| Somewhat | 7 | 24.1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Confident | 13 | 44.8 | 4 | 23.5 |
| Expert | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 100 | 18 | 100 |
| How would you rate your confidence level with regard to the AO4 Process? - Only respondents who had participated in an AO4 case answered this question. | ||||
| Extremely confident | 2 | 8.7 | - | - |
| Moderately confident | 10 | 43.5 | 1 | 100 |
| Slightly confident | 3 | 13.0 | - | - |
| Not confident | 8 | 34.8 | - | - |
| Total | 23 | 100 | 1 | 100 |