Knowledge and Attitudes regarding Temporomandibular Disorders among Postgraduate Dental Students and Practicing Dentists in Western China: A Questionnaire-Based Observational Investigation

Table 2

Additional demographic information of the dentists.

	Dentists
	Mean or frequency	SD or percentage
Years of practice	12.42	9.51
Educational level
Undergraduate	89	72.36
Master’s degree	23	18.70
Doctorate	11	8.94
Type of medical facility
Public	103	83.74
Private	20	16.26
Preferred treatment modality
Referral	47	38.21
Conservative treatment	62	50.41
Orthodontic/prosthodontic treatment	10	8.13
Splint therapy	4	3.25

SD: standard deviation.