Table 10.
Rubber dam use according to country of graduation and usage pattern during undergraduate study (%)
| Country of bachelor degree | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy of RD use during undergraduate study | Saudi Arabia | Syria | Jordan | Egypt | Total a |
| Not in the curriculum | 0 (0) | 54.9 (36.4) | 0 (0) | 18.9 (8.3) | 20.7 (22.2) |
| Optional | 1.5 (3.8) | 33.3 (36.4) | 6.3 (14.3) | 24.3 (33.3) | 19 (31) |
| Mandatory during one stage | 1.5 (0) | 3.9 (9.1) | 6.3 (14.3) | 2.7 (0) | 4.2 (22.2) |
| Mandatory during one RCT | 1.5 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 8.1 (8.3) | 3.4 (28.6) |
| Mandatory for all RCTs after Access cavity | 16.2 (19.2) | 3.9 (9.1) | 43.8 (42.9) | 29.7 (25) | 14.8 (41.9) |
| Mandatory for all RCTs including access cavity | 79.4 (76.9) | 2 (9.1) | 43.8 (28.6) | 16.2 (25) | 38 (50.7) |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 (37.3) |
aThe total proportions were calculated out of all those who responded to this questions. The values in parentheses represent proportion of respondents who used RD