Table 3 First visit’s management of NPAAA cases and the reasons participants report
Management of NPAAA in the first visit | Respondents’ classification | Total | ||
GDPs | Endodontists | Others | ||
Access Cavity | 3.8% | 5.4% | 0% | 4.1% |
Over-instrumentation the largest canal | 26.9% | 8.1% | 40% | 22.6% |
WL measurement | 1.9% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
WL and C&S of the largest canal | 7.7% | 0% | 0% | 5.5% |
Partial C&S at estimated WL | 21.2% | 0% | 20% | 15.8% |
Partial C&S at Corrected WL | 15.4% | 8.1% | 0% | 13% |
Complete C&S | 19.2% | 56.8% | 40% | 29.5% |
Complete RCT | 3.8% | 21.6% | 0% | 8.2% |
Overall Total | 100% (104) | 100% (37) | 100% (5) | 100% (146) |
Reasons for first visit approach of NPAAA | Respondents’ classification | Total | ||
GDPs | Endodontists | Others | ||
Taught during undergraduate study | 41.9% | 27% | 20% | 37.4% |
Lack of time | 12.5% | 2.7% | 0% | 9.6% |
Learnt from own experience | 56.2% | 40.5% | 40% | 51.7% |
Colleagues’ recommendation | 16.5% | 2.7% | 20% | 13.1% |
Taught during postgraduation | 0% | 40% | 60% | 12.3% |
Taught in a scientific meeting | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0.7% |
Dental Literature | 23.1% | 32.4% | 40% | 26% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |