The Shortened Dental Arch Concept: Awareness, Knowledge, and Practice of Dentists in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, United Arab Emirates

Table 1

Characteristics of the sample under study.

Items	No (%)
Gender
Male	239 (66.9)
Female	118 (33.1)
Year of experience
<3 years	67 (18.7)
3–10 years	143 (39.8)
>10 years	149 (41.5)
Highest qualification
GDP	209 (58.1)
Specialist	151 (41.9)
Specialty
Prosthodontics	51 (14.0)
Orthodontics	29 (8.0)
Oral medicine and radiology	2 (0.6)
Pediatric dentistry	26 (7.2)
Endodontics	21 (5.8)
Periodontics	8 (2.2)
Oral surgery	19 (5.2)
Country of last academic degree
UAE	204 (56.2)
Expatriate	131 (36.1)
Dental practice
Government clinic	195 (54.9)
Private clinic	160 (45.1)