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

Table 3 Practices of additive manufacturing in dentistry among university teaching faculty in Saudi Arabia

Questionnaire	Frequency	Percentages (%)
Q1
Yes	103	28.10
No	264	71.90
Q2
Yes	50	13.60
No	317	86.40
Q3
An integral part of my dental practice	12	3.30
Regular bases	18	4.90
Occasionally	17	4.60
Not often	28	7.60
Only for teaching purposes	20	5.40
Skipped	272	74.10
Q4
Diagnostic casts and models	2	0.50
Fixed prosthodontics	11	3.00
Removable prosthodontics	0	0.00
Surgical guides for implant placement	7	1.90
Radiographic stents	2	0.50
Occlusal appliances	1	0.30
Orthodontic aligners	4	1.10
Anatomical models for pre-surgical assessment, planning, and training	0	0.00
Scaffold for tissue engineering	1	0.30
Other	15	4.10
More than one	52	14.30
Skipped	272	74.10
Q5
Yes	59	16.10
No	308	83.90
Q6
An integral part of my dental practice	8	2.20
Regular bases	22	6.00
Occasionally	32	8.70
Not often	32	8.70
Skipped	273	74.40
Q7
Diagnostic casts and models	3	0.80
Fixed prosthodontics	9	2.50
Removable prosthodontics	0	0.00
Surgical guides for implant placement	8	2.20
Radiographic stents	3	0.80
Occlusal appliances	1	0.30
Orthodontic aligners	11	3.00
Anatomical models for pre-surgical assessment, planning, and training	1	0.3
Scaffold for tissue engineering	2	0.50
Other	15	4.10
More than one	42	11.80
Skipped	272	74.10
Q8
Resin	70	19.10
Metal	7	1.90
Ceramics	23	6.30
More than one	30	8.20
Skipped	237	64.50
Q9
Yes	115	31.30
No	252	68.70
Q10
Overly covered	4	1.10
Well covered	15	4.10
Sufficiently covered	45	12.30
Needs Improvement	69	18.80
Skipped	234	63.80
Q11
Yes	114	31.10
No	136	37.10
Skipped	116	31.60

Q1; Have you had any experience working with additive manufacturing?, Q2; Do you use additive manufacturing in your dental college? Q3; If yes, how would you describe your practice? (Please skip this question if you answered no in the previous question), Q4; If yes, please select additive manufacturing application from below (Please skip this question if you answered no in the previous question), Q5; Do you use additive manufacturing in your private prac-tice?, Q6; If yes, how would you describe your practice? (Please skip this question if you answered no in the previous question), Q7; If yes, please select the additive manufacturing application form below (Please skip this question if you answered no in the previous question), Q8; If you have previously worked with additive manufacturing, what type of material have you used? Q9; Does the curriculum of your university cover additive manufacturing in dentistry?, Q10; If yes, how would you describe it (Please skip this question if you answered no in the previous question), Q11; If no, are there any plans to incorporate it in the curriculum during the next 2 years (Please skip this question if you answered yes in the previous question)

ISSN: 1472-6831