Endodontic Tendencies in a Very-Low-Income Population Area of Northeastern Brazil

Table 1

Sociodemographic and professional qualification of dentists who participated in the study (n = 199).

	Frequency (%)
Gender
Female	59.8
Male	40.2
Age (years)
20–30	42.2
31–40	31.6
41–50	15.6
>50	10.6
Graduation school
Public	57.8
Private	42.2
Years of practice
1–5	38.7
6–10	23.6
11–15	12.1
16–20	7.5
>20	18.1
Endodontics education
Longer programs (PhD, MSc)	47
Shorter programs	28.5
None	24.5
Qualification in the last 2 years
Yes	73.9
No	26.1