Table 1 General characteristics of 101 dentists who only treated pediatric patients and of 523 participating dentists who treated both pediatric and adult patients
From: Pediatric patients’ reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions
Characteristics | Dentists who only treated pediatric patients (N = 101) | Dentists who treated pediatric and adult patients (N = 523) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) or Mean (SD) | ||||
Age [years] | 41.2 (9.3) | 38.2 (10.2) | ||
Gender [female] | 79 (78.2) | 337 (64.4) | ||
Years since graduation | ||||
0–10 years | 35 (34.6) | 269 (51.4) | ||
11–20 years | 38 (37.6) | 156 (29.8) | ||
21 or more years | 28 (27.7) | 98 (18.7) | ||
Primary (general) dentist | 60 (59.4) | 415 (79.3) | ||
Patients current oral health problems | 16 (15.8) | 116 (22.1) | ||
Dental patients’ referrals | 43 (42.5) | 127 (24.2) | ||
Field of dentistry# | ||||
Restorative Dentistry | – | 384 (73.4) | ||
Periodontics | – | 291 (55.6) | ||
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | – | 170 (32.5) | ||
Pediatric Dentistry | 101 (100) | 523 (100) | ||
Orthodontics | – | 113 (21.6) | ||
Oral Medicine and/or TMD | – | 132 (25.2) | ||
WHO region | ||||
African Region | 6 (5.9) | 53 (10.1) | ||
Region of the Americas | 8 (7.9) | 33 (6.3) | ||
South-East Region | 4 (3.9) | 39 (7.4) | ||
European Region | 66 (65.3) | 327 (62.5) | ||
Eastern Mediterranean Region | 12 (11.8) | 42 (8.0) | ||
Western Pacific Region | 5 (4.9) | 29 (5.5) | ||
Country | ||||
Australia | – | 12 (2.2) | ||
Austria | 26 (25.7) | 75 (14.3) | ||
Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 (0.9) | 9 (1.7) | ||
Brazil | – | 6 (1.1) | ||
Chile | 6 (5.9) | 16 (3.0) | ||
China | 1 (0.9) | 9 (1.7) | ||
Colombia | 1 (0.9) | 3 (0.5) | ||
Croatia | 2 (1.9) | 13 (2.4) | ||
Denmark | 1 (0.9) | 6 (1.1) | ||
Germany | – | 28 (5.3) | ||
Ghana | – | 22 (4.2) | ||
India | 2 (1.9) | 19 (3.6) | ||
Iran | 1 (0.9) | 5 (0.9) | ||
Italy | 32 (2.9) | 41 (7.8) | ||
Japan | – | 2 (0.3) | ||
Northern Macedonia | 4 (3.9) | 25 (4.7) | ||
Morocco | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.1) | ||
Nigeria | 6 (5.9) | 26 (4.9) | ||
Panama | – | 5 (0.9) | ||
Russia | 1 (0.9) | 3 (0.5) | ||
Saudi Arabia | 8 (7.9) | 31 (5.9) | ||
Serbia | 4 (3.9) | 14 (2.6) | ||
Singapore | 4 (3.90) | 6 (1.1) | ||
Slovenia | 18 (17.8) | 82 (15.6) | ||
South Africa | – | 5 (0.9) | ||
Sri Lanka | 1 (0.9) | 15 (2.8) | ||
Sudan | 2 (1.9) | 5 (0.9) | ||
Sweden | 6 (5.9) | 17 (3.2) | ||
Switzerland | – | 13 (2.4) | ||
Thailand | 1 (0.9) | 5 (0.9) | ||
United Kingdom | – | 3 (0.5) | ||
United States of America | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.1) | ||