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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of responding orofacial pain (OFP) specialists and newly graduated general dentists

From: Newly graduated dentists’ knowledge of temporomandibular disorders compared to specialists in Saudi Arabia

Variables

Total (n = 393)

OFP specialists (n = 17)

Newly graduated general dentists (n = 376)

 

Percentage (n)

Percentage (n)

Percentage (n)

Gender

 Male

61.1% (240)

82.4% (14)

60.1% (226)

 Female

38.9% (153)

17.6% (3)

39.9% (150)

Years of practice

 1–2 years

 

11.8% (2)

 

 3–4 years

 

41.2% (7)

 

 5–6 years

 

17.6% (3)

 

 6 years or more

 

29.4% (5)

 
  1. P value of Chi-square or Fisher exact test