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Table 1 Demographics of participants

From: COVID-19 outbreak and dental health care provision in Nigeria: a national survey

Gender

Male

184 (58.6%)

 

Female

130 (41.4%)

Designation

Consultants/specialists

88 (28.0%)

 

Private dental practitioners

28 (8.9%)

 

Resident doctors

124 (39.5%)

 

Dental officers

43 (13.7%)

 

House officers

31 (9.9%)

Specialty

Oral and maxillofacial surgery

86 (38.9%)

 

Family dentistry

33 (14.9%)

 

Paediatric dentistry

26 (11.8%)

 

Orthodontics

24 (10.9%)

 

Restorative dentistry

18 (8.1%)

 

Periodontology

12 (5.4%)

 

Others

22 (9.9%)

Type of practice

Teaching hospital

205 (65.3%)

 

Private hospital

44 (14.0%)

 

General hospital

37 (11.8%)

 

Federal medical centre

15 (4.8%)

 

Military hospital

11 (3.5%)

 

Mission hospital

2 (0.6%)

Location of practice

South west

175 (55.7%)

 

North west

44 (14.0%)

 

South south

41 (13.1%)

 

North central

22 (7.0%)

 

South east

19 (6.1%)

 

North east

13 (4.1%)