Assessment of knowledge and practices of additive manufacturing in dentistry among university teaching faculty in Saudi Arabia

Table 2 Knowledge of additive manufacturing in dentistry among university teaching faculty in Saudi Arabia

Questionnaire	Frequency	Percentages (%)
Q1
Yes	236	64.30
No	131	35.70
Q2
Yes	200	54.50
No	167	45.50
Q3
Well understood	29	7.90
Good understanding	97	26.40
Fairly understood	118	32.20
Not understood	123	33.50
Q4
Undergrad education	6	1.60
Postgrad education	68	18.50
Fellowship	2	0.50
Seminars	7	1.90
Workshops	9	2.50
Continuous education lectures	43	11.70
Others	27	7.40
Not obtained	126	34.30
More than one	79	21.50
Q5
Yes	139	37.90
No	228	62.10
Q6
Stereolithography (SLA)	22	6.00
Digital light processing (DLP)	10	2.70
Selective laser sintering (SLS)	7	1.90
Selective laser melting (SLM)	6	1.60
Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS)	1	0.30
Direct deposition modeling/jetting	6	1.60
Other	36	9.80
More than one	89	24.30
Q7
Yes	80	21.80
No	287	78.20
Q8
Yes	64	17.40
No	219	59.70
Skipped	84	22.90

Q1; Are you aware of the use of additive manufacturing in dentistry?, Q2; Are you aware of additive manufacturing in fields other than dentistry?, Q3; How would you describe your comprehension of additive manufacturing technology? Q4; How did you obtain information about additive manufacturing in dentistry?, Q5; Are you aware of different additive manufacturing techniques?; Q6; If yes, please select additive manufacturing techniques you’re familiar with Q7; Are you aware of any additive manufacturing facility in your university?, Q8; If no, are you aware of any plans to acquire such facility in the next 2 years? (Please skip this question if you answered yes in the previous question)

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