The participants were also asked whether or not they agree with the argument "When people choose, and continue to practice, the medical or dentistry profession, they are then required to accept all of the occupational risks resulting from the infectious diseases they might confront". The aim of this question was to determine whether or not the HCWs each have their own individual working-definition for the SLR. Of the participants, 57.4% believed that there is such a level. 52.2% felt that certain diseases would exceed the level of acceptable risk unless specific protective measures were implemented, and 5.2% said that some diseases were always beyond the SLR, no matter what precautions might be taken. No statistically significant difference was found between the physicians and the dentists.