Table 2: Knowledge and attitude characteristics by years of practice

				Years in practice
				More than 5 years (%)		Less than 5 years (%)		p-value
Age when a child can properly brush teeth		After 5 years		26.4		61.5		0.011
		Before 5 years		73.6		38.5
Teeth are affected when they show		White spots		17.2		7.7		0.033
		Black spots		55.2		92.3
		Both		27.6		0
Believe that overnight bottle-fed children gets ECC		Yes		94.3		84.6		0.204
Believe that overnight breastfeeding is associated with ECC		Yes		32.2		23.1		0.508
Bacteria responsible for dental caries MTCT		Yes		64.4		46.2		0.207
Familiar with dental fissure sealants		Yes		57.5		30.8		0.072
Believe that fluoride is effective in prevention		Yes		88.5		92.3		0.683
Believe that fluoride is safe in prevention		Yes		77.0		61.5		0.229
Believe a relationship between eruption of primary teeth and		Yes		69.0		69.2		0.985
systemic manifestations

MTCT: Mother-to-child transmission; ECC: Early childhood caries