Table 3: Knowledge and attitude characteristics by type of affiliation

				Affiliation
				Private practice (%)		Affiliation Academic affiliation (%)		p-value
Age when a child can properly brush his teeth		After 5 years		36.5		21.6		0.120
		Before 5 years		63.5		78.4
Teeth are affected when they show		White spots		22.2		5.4		0.001
		Black spots		65.1		51.4
		Both		12.7		43.2
Believe that overnight bottle-fed children get ECC		Yes		92.1		94.6		0.632
Believe that overnight breastfeeding is associated with ECC		Yes		36.5		21.6		0.120
Bacteria responsible for dental caries MTCT		Yes		63.5		59.5		0.688
Familiar with dental fissure sealants		Yes		54.0		54.1		0.993
Believe that fluoride is effective in prevention		Yes		85.7		94.6		0.171
Believe that fluoride is safe in prevention		Yes		66.7		89.2		0.012
Believe that a relationship exists between eruption of		Yes		69.8		67.6		0.812
primary teeth and systemic manifestations

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