The Use of Local Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry: A Survey of Specialists’ Current Practices in Children and Attitudes in Relation to Articaine

Table 1

Demographic and professional characteristics of the study sample.

	Pediatric dentists (%)
Gender	N
Males	10 (13.9)
Females	62 (86.1)
Total	72 (100)
Place of current practice
Public or military service	27 (37.5)
Private clinic	33 (45.8)
Academic institute	12 (16.7)
Years of practice as a specialist
<2	4 (5.6)
2–5	18 (25.0)
6–10	15 (20.8)
>10	34 (47.2)