Table 1 Characteristics of participants
|  | Dentist (N = 34) | Prosthetist (N = 8) | OHT (N = 8) | Total (N = 50) | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location of practice | |||||
RA1-Major cities | Â | Â | Â | (18/50) | 48Â % |
 RA1 male | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |  |
 RA1 female | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |  |
RA2-Inner regional | Â | Â | Â | (21/50) | 42Â % |
 RA2 male | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |  |
 RA2 female | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |  |
RA3-Outer regional | Â | Â | Â | (3/50) | 6Â % |
 RA3 male | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  |
 RA3 female | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |  |
RA4-Remote | Â | Â | Â | (1/50) | 2Â % |
 RA4 male | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  |
 RA4 female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
RA5-Very remote | Â | Â | Â | (4/50) | 8Â % |
 RA5 male | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |  |
 RA5 female | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  |
Unemployed | Â | Â | Â | (3/50) | 6Â % |
 Unemployed male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
 Unemployed female | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |  |
Classification of practice | |||||
 Urban | 30 | 5 | 4 | (39/50) | 78 % |
 Rural | 3 | 3 | 2 | (8/50) | 16 % |
 Unemployed | 1 | 0 | 2 | (3/50) | 6 % |
Prior rural exposure | |||||
 Yes | 25 | 6 | 6 | (37/50) | 74 % |
 No | 9 | 2 | 2 | (13/50) | 26 % |
Age groups | |||||
 20–34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | (12/50) | 24 % |
 35–44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | (8/50) | 16 % |
 45–54 | 4 | 4 | 2 | (10/50) | 20 % |
 55–64 | 10 | 4 | 2 | (16/50) | 32 % |
 65+ | 4 | 0 | 0 | (4/50) | 8 % |
Birthplace | |||||
 Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | (1/50) | 2 % |
 Asia | 5 | 0 | 1 | (6/50) | 12 % |
 Australia | 21 | 6 | 5 | (32/50) | 64 % |
 Europe | 6 | 0 | 2 | (8/50) | 16 % |
 North America | 1 | 0 | 0 | (1/50) | 2 % |
 New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | (2/50) | 4 % |