Table 1.
Demographic and personal oral health behavior data of the participants (n = 140)
| Demography/background | Number (percentage) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 75 (53.6%) |
| Female | 65 (46.4%) |
| Age (in years) | |
| ≤29 | 30 (21.4%) |
| 30–39 | 63 (45.0%) |
| 40–49 | 32 (22.9%) |
| 50–59 | 11 (7.9%) |
| ≥60 | 4 (2.9%) |
| Years after graduation | |
| 0–5 | 29 (20.7%) |
| 6–10 | 30 (21.4%) |
| 11–15 | 36 (25.7%) |
| 16–20 | 20 (14.3%) |
| > 20 | 25 (17.9%) |
| Place of graduation for primary medical degree | |
| Hong Kong | 123 (87.9%) |
| Mainland China | 9 (6.4%) |
| Australia | 6 (4.3%) |
| Others | 2 (1.4%)a |
| Working status | |
| Part time | 9 (6.4%) |
| Full time | 131 (93.6%) |
| Training statusb | |
| Basic trainee | 39 (27.9%) |
| Higher trainee | 18 (12.9%) |
| FM specialist | 53 (37.9%) |
| Non-trainee, non-specialist | 30 (21.4%) |
| Personal oral health behavior | |
| Last attend dentist | |
| Within 1 year, regular check up | 85 (60.7%) |
| Within 1 year, irregular check up | 15 (10.7%) |
| More than 3 years | 9 (6.4%) |
| Daily tooth brushing | |
| More than twice | 16 (11.4%) |
| Twice | 112 (80.0%) |
| Once | 12 (6.6%) |
| Interdental cleaning | |
| Everyday | 59 (42.1%) |
| Occasional | 67 (47.9%) |
| Never | 14 (10.0%) |
aone from Taiwan, one from Rangoon
bFamily Medicine training in Hong Kong consists of 4 years (minimum) of basic training and 2 years (minimum) of higher training. The 4 years of basic training is composed of 2 years of hospital based and 2 years of community based training. Then the trainee has to pass the conjoint HKCFP/RACGP fellowship examination before he/she can be enrolled to the higher training. Upon completion of the higher training, the trainee needs to pass the exit examination before being qualified as a Family Medicine specialist