Table 1.
General characteristics of the participants.
| General Dentists | Pediatric Dentists | Pediatricians | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Gender | <0.0001 | ||||
| Male | 70 (59.8) | 23 (29.1) | 66 (62.9) | ||
| Female | 47 (40.2) | 56 (70.9) | 39 (37.1) | ||
| Age (years) | <0.0001 | ||||
| 24–34 | 61 (53.5) | 50 (63.3) | 34 (34) | ||
| 35–44 | 18 (15.7) | 17 (21.5) | 23 (23) | ||
| 45–54 | 29 (25.4) | 8 (10.1) | 16 (16) | ||
| 55–64 | 6 (5.3) | 4 (5.1) | 19 (19) | ||
| Above 65 | 0 | 0 | 8 (8) | ||
| Practice hours | 0.363 | ||||
| Full time | 97 (82.9) | 69 (89.6) | 86 (82.7) | ||
| Part time | 20 (17.1) | 8 (10.4) | 18 (17.3) | ||
| Years after graduation | 0.004 | ||||
| <5 | 41 (35.3) | 27 (34.2) | 28 (26.7) | ||
| 5–10 | 22 (19.0) | 24 (30.4) | 22 (21.0) | ||
| 11–15 | 11 (9.5) | 14 (17.7) | 12 (11.4) | ||
| 15–20 | 11 (9.5) | 4 (5.1) | 7 (6.7) | ||
| 20–25 | 20 (17.2) | 5 (6.3) | 11 (10.5) | ||
| >25 | 11 (9.5) | 5 (6.3) | 25 (23.8) | ||
| Practice type | <0.0001 | ||||
| Private practice | 72 (64.3) | 44 (59.5) | 34 (33.3) | ||
| Public hospital | 31 (27.7) | 21 (28.4) | 68 (66.7) | ||
| Multiple locations | 9 (8) | 9 (12.2) | 0 | ||
| Practice region | 0.285 | ||||
| Urban | 107 (91.5) | 71 (89.9) | 90 (86.5) | ||
| Suburban | 7 (6.0) | 7 (8.9) | 7 (6.7) | ||
| Rural | 3 (2.6) | 1 (1.3) | 7 (6.7) | ||
| Age of patients | |||||
| 0–3 years | yes | 43 (36.8) | 68 (86.1) | 86 (84.3) | <0.0001 |
| no | 74 (63.2) | 11 (13.9) | 16 (15.7) | ||
| 3–6 years | yes | 69 (59.0) | 77 (97.5) | 88 (86.3) | <0.0001 |
| no | 48 (41) | 2 (2.5) | 14 (13.7) | ||
| 6–12 years | yes | 73 (62.4) | 58 (73.4) | 85 (83.3) | 0.002 |
| no | 44 (37.6) | 21 (26.6) | 17 (16.7) | ||
| >12 years | yes | 101 (86.3) | 33 (41.8) | 78 (76.5) | <0.0001 |
| no | 16 (13.7) | 46 (58.2) | 24 (23.5) | ||
| Previous oral health course training | |||||
| yes | - | - | 57 (54.3) | ||
| no | 48 (45.7) | ||||
| Source of oral health course (multiple choice) | |||||
| University | - | - | 29 (27.6) | ||
| Residency | 19 (18.1) | ||||
| CME | 31 (29.5) | ||||
Statistical significance determined through chi-square test (α < 0.05); Results may not add up to 100% because of missing data; CME: continuing medical education.