Parameter Specialists (n [%]) χ2 df P-value
Periodontists
(n = 65)
Oral surgeons
(n = 121)
Gender
Woman 53 (81.5%) 14 (11.6%) 89.824 1 0.000a
Man 12 (18.5%) 107 (88.4%) 89.824 1 0.000a
Age (years)
20 to 29 8 (4.2%) 19 (10.2%) 37.059 2 0.000a
30 to 39 35 (16.6%) 69 (36.9%) 37.059 2 0.003a
40 to 49 20 (10.7%) 20 (10.7%) 37.059 2 0.175
50 to 59 2 (1.1%) 13 (7%) 37.059 2 0.002a
Workplace
Private clinic 57 (87.7%) 101 (83.5%) 2.917 2 0.233
Public health service 1 (1.5%) 0 2.917 2 0.233
Private clinic and public health service 7 (10.8%) 20 (16.5%) 2.917 2 0.233
University
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) 52 (80%) 96 (79.3%) 0.523 2 0.77
Vilnius University 12 (18.5%) 21 (17.4%) 0.523 2 0.77
Another University 1 (1.5%) 4 (3.3%) 0.523 2 0.77

aStatistically significant (P < 0.05), degree of freedom for the chi-square (χ2).
n = number of respondents.