Table 3 Distribution for levels of the acquaintance and the utilization of the 2018 classification among the participants (Fisher's exact test p < 0.001)
| Participants |
1 (not aware) |
2 (aware but not using) |
3 (in the process of integrating into practice) |
4 (exclusively using the 2018 classification) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Practitioners with a periodontal background (n1 = 31) | 0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
7 (23%) |
23 (74%) |
|
Practitioners with other educational backgrounds (n2 = 33) |
9 (27.3%) |
17 (51.5%) |
7 (21.2%) | 0 (0%) |
|
Overall (N = 64) |
9 (14.1%) |
18 (28.1%) |
14 (21.9%) |
23 (35.9%) |