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. 2017 Dec 15;17:151. doi: 10.1186/s12903-017-0439-5

Table 1.

Demographic, work characteristics of oral health professionals in Victoria

Dentists DHs OHT/DTs Total
(n = 242) (n = 45) (n = 48) (n = 335)
Age of group *
 25 or less 7.4 2.1 35.5 10.7
 26–35 19.0 11.1 50.0 22.4
 36–45 23.2 35.6 6.2 22.4
 46–55 25.2 42.3 6.2 24.8
  > 55 25.2 8.9 2.1 19.7
Gender *
 Male 55.8 2.2 8.3 41.8
 Female 44.2 97.8 91.7 58.2
Duration of practicing *
 5 or less 15.7 11.1 80.5 23.0
 6–10 12.4 11.1 17.1 12.8
 11–15 11.6 13.3 2.4 11.0
 16–20 9.9 15.6 0 9.9
 21–25 9.9 20.0 0.0 9.9
  > 25 40.5 28.9 0.0 33.4
Location of workplace
 Urban 76.6 77.3 74.5 76.4
 Rural 23.4 22.7 25.5 23.6

*Chi- squared test; p-value: 0.001