Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents
GDPs (N = 185) | Paediatric Dentists (N = 59) | Orthodontics (N = 38) | Dentists of other Specialties (N = 78) | Total (N = 360) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 68 (37) | 7 (12) | 18 (47) | 35 (45) | 128 (36) |
Female | 117 (63) | 52 (88) | 20 (53) | 43 (55) | 232 (64) |
Age | |||||
< 30 yrs | 49 (27) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 6 (8) | 57 (16) |
31–40 yrs | 30 (16) | 23 (40) | 9 (24) | 19 (24) | 81 (23) |
41–50 yrs | 47 (25) | 25 (42) | 12 (32) | 34 (44) | 118 (33) |
51–60 yrs | 39 (21) | 7 (12) | 10 (26) | 18 (23) | 74 (21) |
> 60 yrs | 20 (11) | 3 (5) | 6 (16) | 1 (1) | 30 (8) |
University | |||||
NKUA | 131 (71) | 36 (61) | 16 (42) | 58 (74) | 241 (67) |
AUT | 11 (6) | 13 (22) | 11 (29) | 7 (9) | 42 (12) |
Dental School in Europe | 43 (23) | 8 (14) | 11 (29) | 13 (17) | 75 (21) |
Dental School in USA | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) |
Working experience | |||||
< 5 yrs | 52 (28) | 2 (3) | 1 (3) | 6 (8) | 61 (17) |
5–10 yrs | 16 (9) | 15 (25) | 5 (12) | 11 (15) | 47 (13) |
11–20 yrs | 52 (28) | 23 (40) | 15 (40) | 38 (48) | 128 (36) |
> 20 yrs | 65 (35) | 19 (32) | 17 (45) | 23 (29) | 124 (34) |
Working place | |||||
Private sector | 178 (52) | 56 (17) | 37 (11) | 73 (21) | 342 (95) |
Public sector | 14 (4) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 23 (6) |
University | 0 (0) | 8 (2) | 3 (1) | 10 (3) | 21 (6) |
Treatment of children | |||||
None | 31 (17) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 29 (37) | 60 (17) |
< 5 | 110 (60) | 0 (0) | 3 (8) | 37 (47) | 150 (42) |
5–10 | 22 (12) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 10 (13) | 33 (9) |
11–20 | 10 (5) | 7 (12) | 3 (8) | 1 (1) | 21 (6) |
> 20 | 12 (7) | 51 (86) | 32 (84) | 1 (1) | 96 (27) |