Table 6 The frequency of the answers to “where did you get your first training regarding regenerative endodontic treatment (RET)?” according to specialization, experience, and country.
Article/book/journal | Courses | In scientific meeting | In PhD/MSc programs | All of the above | Never received a training | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specialization | ||||||
Endodontics (N = 853) | 122 (14.3%) | 29 (3.4%) | 88 (10.3%) | 376 (44.1%) | 90 (10.6%) | 148 (17.4%) |
Pediatric dentistry (N = 541) | 55 (10.2%) | 22 (4.1%) | 61 (11.3%) | 237 (43.8%) | 55 (10.2%) | 111 (20.5%) |
p-value | 0.222 | |||||
Experience | ||||||
PhD (N = 328) | 26 (7.9%) | 9 (2.7%) | 18 (5.5%) | 161 (49.1%) | 27 (8.2%) | 87 (26.5%) |
0–5 (N = 446) | 47 (10.5%) | 21 (4.7%) | 33 (7.4%) | 250 (56.1%) | 41 (9.2%) | 54 (12.1%) |
6–10 (N = 286) | 36 (12.6%) | 13 (4.5%) | 36 (12.6%) | 121 (42.3%) | 34 (11.9%) | 46 (16.1%) |
11–15 (N = 173) | 38 (22%) | 4 (2.3%) | 22 (12.7%) | 60 (34.7%) | 21 (12.1%) | 28 (16.2%) |
16–20 (N = 91) | 17 (18.7%) | 2 (2.2%) | 22 (24.2%) | 14 (15.4%) | 12 (13.2%) | 24 (26.4%) |
>21 (N = 70) | 13 (18.6%) | 2 (2.9%) | 18 (25.7%) | 7 (10%) | 10 (14.3%) | 20 (28.6%) |
p-value | < 0.001 | |||||
Country | ||||||
Croatia (N = 50) | 10 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (12%) | 20 (40%) | 10 (20%) | 4 (8%) |
Egypt (N = 145) | 15 (10.3%) | 6 (4.1%) | 12 (8.3%) | 69 (47.6%) | 20 (13.8%) | 23 (15.9%) |
India (N = 69) | 8 (11.6%) | 2 (2.9%) | 8 (11.6%) | 36 (52.2%) | 9 (13%) | 6 (8.7%) |
Jordan (N = 164) | 28 (17.1%) | 5 (3%) | 12 (7.3%) | 105 (64%) | 4 (2.4%) | 10 (6.1%) |
Malaysia (N = 121) | 17 (14%) | 5 (4.1%) | 10 (8.3%) | 44 (36.4%) | 10 (8.3%) | 35 (28.9%) |
Netherlands (N = 59) | 2 (3.4%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (16.9%) | 25 (42.4%) | 5 (8.5%) | 17 (28.8%) |
Pakistan (N = 55) | 13 (23.6%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (7.3%) | 27 (49.1%) | 4 (7.3%) | 7 (12.7%) |
Poland (N = 158) | 20 (12.7%) | 3 (1.9%) | 5 (3.2%) | 26 (16.5%) | 63 (39.9%) | 41 (25.9%) |
Portugal (N = 100) | 21 (21%) | 6 (6%) | 37 (37%) | 22 (22%) | 5 (5%) | 9 (9%) |
Saudi Arabia (N = 72) | 9 (12.5%) | 3 (4.2%) | 9 (12.5%) | 36 (50%) | 4 (5.6%) | 11 (15.3%) |
Serbia (N = 75) | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.7%) | 6 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 66 (88%) |
Turkiye (N = 183) | 11 (6%) | 2 (1.1%) | 19 (10.4%) | 133 (72.7%) | 4 (2.2%) | 14 (7.7%) |
Yemen (N = 143) | 22 (15.4%) | 19 (13.3%) | 15 (10.5%) | 64 (44.8%) | 7 (4.9%) | 16 (11.2%) |
p-value | < 0.001 | |||||
Total (N = 1394) | 177 (12.7%) | 51 (3.7%) | 149 (10.7%) | 613 (44%) | 145 (10.4%) | 259 (18.6%) |
