Table 5.
Covariates of Participants’ Confirmed Need for Theoretical Education, Clinical Training, and Both Clinical and Theoretical Education.a
| Participants’ confirmed need for both theoretical education and clinical training, % (n) | Participants’ confirmed need for theoretical education, % (n) | Participants’ confirmed need for clinical training, % (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Under 50 | 83.8 (67) | 82.5 (66) | 60.5 (49) |
| 50 years or more | 77.5 (69) | 72.4 (66) | 56.2 (50) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 83.2 (79) | 82.1 (78) | 60.0 (57) |
| Female | 77.0 (57) | 73.0 (54) | 56.0 (42) |
| Place of postgraduate studies | |||
| Scandinavia | 79.6 (125) | ||
| Outside Scandinavia | 90.0 (10) | ||
| Experience as orthodontist | |||
| <20 years | 83.3 (80) | 78.3 (47) | 56.7 (34) |
| ≥20 years | 76.7 (56) | 77.8 (84) | 59.6 (65) |
| Number of CL/P patients treated | |||
| <10 | 81.6 (71) | 78.2 (68) | 60.9 (53) |
| ≥10 | 79.3 (65) | 78.0 (64) | 55.4 (46) |
| Knowledge | |||
| Good knowledge | 69.2 (36) | 67.3 (35) | 48.1 (25) |
| Poor knowledge | 86.6 (97)b | 83.9 (94)b | 63.7 (72)b |
| Challenges in CL/P treatment | |||
| No | 60.0 (12) | 55.0 (11) | 40.0 (8) |
| Yes | 83.6 (122)b | 81.5 (119)b | 61.2 (90) |
| Preparedness during postgraduate education | |||
| Prepared | 73.8 (76) | 72.8 (75) | 49.5 (51) |
| Not prepared | 90.9 (60)c | 86.4 (57)b | 71.6 (48)c |
Abbreviation: CL/P, cleft lip and/or palate.
a Unadjusted χ2 test (n = 171).
b p<0.05.
c p<0.001.