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Table 1 Demographic data of study participants

From: Knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, and clinical experiences on molar incisor hypomineralization among Syrian pediatric dentists and general dental practitioners: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total, n (%)

GDPs, n (%)

PDs, n (%)

Sex

703 (100)

578 (100)

125 (100)

 Male

381 (54.20)

321 (55.54)

60 (48.00)

 Female

322 (45.80)

257 (44.46)

65 (52.00)

Age

703 (100)

578 (100)

125 (100)

  ≤ 25

234 (33.39)

204 (35.29)

30 (24.00)

  26–30

265 (37.70)

211 (36.51)

54 (43.20)

  31–40

103 (14.65)

83 (14.36)

20 (16.00)

  41–50

 

36 (6.23)

5 (4.00)

   ≥ 51

60 (8.53)

44 (7.61)

16 (12.80)

Years of practice

703 (100)

578 (100)

125 (100)

   ≤ 5

446 (63.44)

391 (67.65)

55 (44.00)

  6–10

111 (15.79)

72 (12.46)

39 (31.20)

  11–15

47 (6.69)

42 (7.27)

5 (4.00)

   > 15

99 (14.08)

73 (12.63)

26 (20.80)

Work sector

703 (100)

578 (100)

125 (100)

  Public sector

122 (17.35)

90 (15.57)

32 (25.60)

  Private sector

403 (57.33)

346 (59.86)

57 (45.60)

  Combined

178 (25.32)

142 (24.57)

36 (28.80)

  1. GDPs, general dental practitioners; PDs, pediatric dentists