Research Article

Dentists’ Attitudes in Jordan towards the Shortened Dental Arch Concept: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Distribution of dentists who were aware/unaware of the SDA concept and where they learned about it (undergraduate/postgraduate), according to the years of clinical experience.

Years of clinical experienceAware of SDA N. (%)Not aware of SDA N. (%)Undergraduate N. (%)Postgraduate N. (%)

1-221 (24.1%)5 (26.3%)18 (36.7%)4 (9.8%)
3–526 (29.9%)3 (15.8%)18 (36.7%)9 (22.0%)
5–1025 (28.7%)2 (10.5%)10 (20.4%)15 (36.6%)
>1015 (17.2%)9 (47.4%)3 (6.1%)13 (31.7%)
Total87 (100%)19 (100%)49 (100%)41 (100%)
X 2 testX 2 (3, N: 106) = 9.444, X 2 (3, N: 90) = 18.595,

Statistically significant.