Table 2.

Impact of training locations on necessity of orthodontic technologies

Technology	Training locations	Mandatory in curriculum (n)	Short course training (n)	P-value
Intraoral scanners	In the capital city	43	9	0.152
	Outside the capital city	55	5
Extraoral scanners	In the capital city	29	23	0.052
	Outside the capital city	44	16
CBCT	In the capital city	42	10	0.007
	Outside the capital city	58	2
3D printing	In the capital city	40	12	0.527
	Outside the capital city	43	17
CAD/CAM wires	In the capital city	31	21	0.891
	Outside the capital city	35	25
CAD/CAM brackets	In the capital city	29	23	0.784
	Outside the capital city	35	25
Digital modeling software	In the capital city	46	6	0.069
	Outside the capital city	45	15
Digital treatment planning software	In the capital city	47	5	0.535
	Outside the capital city	55	5
Teledentistry	In the capital city	30	22	0.542
	Outside the capital city	38	22
In-office aligner	In the capital city	44	8	0.854
	Outside the capital city	50	10
Lab-produced aligners	In the capital city	46	6	0.793
	Outside the capital city	54	6