Table 3

Domain	International dental students			International medical students N = 157	Overall N = 282	P-value
Domain	Preclinical N = 49	Clinical N = 76	Total N = 125	International medical students N = 157	Overall N = 282	P-value
Caries aetiology and prevention-related domain	1.48 (0.28)^a	1.64 (0.28)^a	1.58 (0.27)^b	1.4 (0.28)^b	1.48 (0.29)	0.003^a < 0.001^b
Oral cancer prevention-related domain	1.18 (0.53)^a	1.52 (0.56)^a	1.39 (0.57)^b	1.46 (0.59)^b	1.43 (0.58)	< 0.001^a 0.198^b
Attitudes towards tooth loss	0.96 (0.55)^a	1.3 (0.73)^a	1.17 (0.68)^b	1.09 (0.66)^b	1.13 (0.67)	0.002^a 0.341^b
Health education importance in oral health awareness among the public	1.86 (0.5)^a	1.92 (0.27)^a	1.9 (0.36)	1.91 (0.37)	1.9 (0.39)	0.504^a 0.121^b
Oral health influence on quality of life	1.92 (0.4)^a	1.92 (0.3)^a	1.92 (0.39)	1.92 (0.32)	1.92 (0.35)	0.97^a 0.117^b

^aComparison between preclinical and clinical international dental students (Mann-Whitney U test).
^bComparison between international dental and medical students (Mann-Whitney U test).
N = number of students; SD = standard deviation.