Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population
From: Knowledge about permanent tooth avulsion and its management among dentists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Variables | Total N = 470, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sexa | Male | 220 (46.9) |
Female | 249 (53.1) | |
Nationalityb | Saudi | 331 (72.1) |
Non-Saudi | 128 (27.9) | |
Educational qualificationsc | Bachelor’s Degree | 269 (57.2) |
Master’s Degree | 174 (37.0) | |
Doctorate | 24 (5.8) | |
Type of practice | General Practitioners | 278 (59.3) |
Endodontists | 50 (10.6) | |
Orthodontists | 35 (7.4) | |
Pedodontists | 26 (5.5) | |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 21 (4.5) | |
Prosthodontists | 18 (3.8) | |
Periodontists | 16 (3.4) | |
Dental Public Health Specialists | 11 (2.3) | |
Advanced General Dentists | 6 (1.3) | |
Oral Biologists | 4 (0.9) | |
Oral Medicine Specialists | 3 (0.6) | |
Oral Pathologists | 2 (0.4) | |
Years of experienced | <5 years | 287 (62.5) |
6 to 15 years | 92 (20.0) | |
>16 years | 80 (17.5) | |
Current employmente | Private | 138 (30.5) |
Public | 315 (69.5) | |
Working hoursf | ≤8 h | 299 (66.6) |
>8 h | 150 (33.4) | |
Attended continuing dental education programme on the management of tooth avulsiong | Yes | 195 (41.7) |
No | 273 (58.3) | |