Table 6.

Assessment of the knowledge of minimally invasive dentistry (MID) procedures according to how long since participants had graduated and the reasons for not performing the technique

Variable	Knowledge of MID techniques						P
	Yes		No		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Graduated for
Up to 5 years	50	82.0	11	18.0	61	100.0	0.957
From 5 to 10 years	21	84.0	4	16.0	25	100.0
Over 10 years	30	81.1	7	18.9	37	100.0
Total	22	17.0	101	82.1	123	100.0
Reasons for not performing MID procedures
Did not believe in the technique	12	85.7	2	14.3	14	100.0	< 0.001
Did not know how to perform	5	31.3	11	68.8	16	100.0
Others	14	100.0	0	0.0	14	100.0
No answer	10	55.6	8	44.4	18	100.0
Total*	41	66.1	21	33.9	62	100.0

^*Refers to the group of professionals who did not perform MID.