Table 1.

Differences between orthodontists and general dentists in demographics

Demographics	Orthodontists (%)	General dentists (%)	P value*
Gender (n = 217)			0.9776
Male	51	51
Female	49	49
Age (n = 219)			0.0375
24–30	14	31
31–40	32	20
41–50	25	27
51–60	23	14
61+	6	8
Years in practice (n = 216)			0.2045
1–10 years	35	50
11–20 years	26	25
21–30 years	27	19
31–40 years	12	4
41+ years	0	2
Practice type (n = 189)			0.8851
University/hospital academic staff	7	6
Private practice solo	56	60
Private practice team/multidisciplinary	36	34

*P value from chi-squared tests