Table 2.

Description of the dentists who participated in the survey

	Number of participants (percentage)
Gender
Female	98 (25.8)
Male	282 (74.2)
Years of experience
< 5	109 (28.7)
6–15	93 (24.5)
16–25	65 (17.1)
> 25	113 (29.7)
Professional registration
General dental practitioners	172 (45.3)
Endodontists	50 (13.2)
Other specialists	158 (41.6)
Oral Surgeons	38 (10)
Prosthodontists	36 (9.5)
Periodontists	31 (8.2)
Othersa	53 (13.9)
Total	380 (100)

^aOthers include pedodontists, orthodontitsts, oral pathologists and oral medicine specialists