Table 3.

Demographic characteristics of all of the dentists in the study

Characteristic	Number of respondents (%)	Age range (%)
		22–30 years	31–35 years	36–45 years	>45 years
Age	423 (100)	20.57%	28.37%	43.97%	7.09%
MDS	327 (77.3)	55.17%	87.5%	80.65%	80%
BDS	96 (22.7)	44.82%	12.5%	19.35%	20%
Male	279 (65.96)	72.41%	52.5%	67.74%	90%
Female	144 (34.04)	27.58%	47.5%	32.26%	10%
Advertising ethics
Ethical	237 (56.02)	75.86%	60%	48.39%	30%
Unethical	186 (43.97)	24.14%	40%	51.61%	70%

Abbreviations: BDS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery; MDS, Masters of Dental Surgery.