Table 4.
Composition of dentists who participated in the online course of dental radiation technology for dentist continuing education (DCE) offered by the Taiwan Dental Association (TWDA) and those who completed the quiz after the course in October 2022 and in March 2023.
| Category | Number (proportion) of dentists |
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|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | March 2023 | Overall | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 91 (68.94%) | 79 (67.52%) | 170 (68.27%) |
| Female | 41 (31.06%) | 38 (32.48%) | 79 (31.73%) |
| Specialist qualification | |||
| Dental specialists | 70 (53.03%) | 57 (48.72%) | 127 (51.00%) |
| With one specialty | 42 (31.82%) | 38 (32.48%) | 80 (32.13%) |
| With 2 specialties | 27 (20.45%) | 17 (14.53%) | 44 (17.67%) |
| With 3 specialties | 1 (0.76%) | 2 (1.71%) | 3 (1.20%) |
| General dentists | 62 (46.97%) | 60 (51.28%) | 122 (49.00%) |
| Dental institutions | |||
| Hospitals | 25 (18.94%) | 25 (21.37%) | 50 (20.08%) |
| Medical centers | 10 (7.58%) | 7 (5.98%) | 17 (6.83%) |
| Regional hospitals | 11 (8.33%) | 13 (11.11%) | 24 (9.64%) |
| District hospitals | 4 (3.03%) | 5 (4.27%) | 9 (3.61%) |
| Dental clinics | 107 (81.06%) | 92 (78.63%) | 199 (79.92%) |
| Overall | 132 (100%) | 117 (100%) | 249 (100%) |