Table 1.
Characteristics of participating dentists (No = 177).
| Age | Mean (SD) | 33.49 (6.94) |
| Minimum | 23 | |
| Maximum | 58 | |
| Gender | Male | 137(77.4%) |
| Female | 40(22.6%) | |
| Nationality | Saudi | 83 (46.9%) |
| Non-Saudi | 94 (53.1%) | |
| Type of Practice | Governmental | 119(67.2%) |
| Private | 46(26%) | |
| Both | 12(6.8%) | |
| Practice Location in Saudi Arabia | North Region | 7(4%) |
| South Region | 6(3.4%) | |
| Centre Region | 126(71.2%) | |
| East Region | 14(7.9%) | |
| West Region | 24(13.5%) | |
| Clinical Experience (years) | Mean (SD) | 7.7 (6.44) |
| Minimum | 1 y | |
| Maximum | 33 y | |
| 1–5 y | 80(45.2%) | |
| 6–10 y | 42(23.7%) | |
| >10 y | 40(22.6%) | |
| Qualification | DDS/BDS | 92(52%) |
| Postgraduate Diploma | 29(16.4%) | |
| MSc | 30(16.9%) | |
| PhD | 30(16.9%) | |
| Board Certificate | 11(6.2%) | |
| General Dental Practitioner | 92(52%) | |
| Specialist Dentist | 85(48%) | |
| Specialty | General Practice | 102(57.6%) |
| Prosthodontics | 16(9%) | |
| Operative Dentistry | 6(3.4%) | |
| Endodontics | 12(6.8%) | |
| Paediatric Dentistry | 6(3.4%) | |
| Oral Surgery | 8(4.5%) | |
| Periodontics | 3(1.7%) | |
| Oral Medicine | 7(4%) | |
| Orthodontics | 4(2.3%) | |
| Other | 13(7.3%) |