Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Clinicians towards Light-Curing Units: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Distribution of demographic data of general dentists and specialists.

Item	General dentist (n = 111)	Specialist (n = 199)
	No. (%)	No. (%)
Age groups (in years)
20–29	63 (56.8)	14 (7.0)
30–39	40 (36.0)	112 (56.3)
40–49	8 (7.2)	47 (23.6)
>50	0 (0.0)	26 (13.1)
Gender
Male	55 (49.5)	60 (30.2)
Female	56 (50.5)	139 (69.8)
Type of practice
Governmental	84 (75.7)	157 (78.9)
University clinics	27 (24.3)	42 (21.1)
Qualification
DDS/BDS	109 (98.2)	2 (1.0)
Diploma	1 (0.9)	22 (11.1)
MSc	1 (0.9)	51 (25.6)
PhD	0 (0.0)	33 (16.6)
Board certificate	0 (0.0)	91 (45.7)
Experience (in years)
<5	77 (69.4)	38 (19.1)
5–10	26 (23.4)	59 (29.6)
>10	8 (7.2)	102 (51.3)