Table 4 Association between respondent’s socio-demographic characteristics and current use

Professional Category

General Dentist

13.8

37.2

49.0

90.8

0.922

(0.630)

Dental specialists

9.8

34.1

56.1

9.2

Age Category

 < 35 years

4.9

46.3

48.8

9.2

10.44 (0.235)

35–44 years

20.2

37.1

42.7

19.9

45–54 years

10.7

35.9

53.4

23.0

55–64 years

12.5

38.9

48.6

32.2

65 years and above

15.7

28.6

55.7

15.7

Gender#

Female

10.3

46.2

43.53.3

41.2

14.95 (0.005)*

Male

15.0

30.3

54.7

56.8

Others

33.3

33.3

33.3

2.0

Years of experience

0–10 years

12.3

44.4

43.3

18.1

2.456 (0.296)

11 years and above

13.7

35.2

51.1

81.9

Location of practice

Major City

11.5

41.4

47.1

58.4

6.335 (0.175)

City or town

16.4

29.6

53.9

34.0

Remote areas

14.7

35.3

50

7.6

Type of practice

Private practice

13.8

35.2

51.0

95.3

11.31 (0.003)*

Others

4.8

71.4

23.8

4.7

Neighborhood served^#

Low income

10.8

41.5

47.7

14.5

0.899 (0.638)

Not low income

13.9

36.1

50.0

85.5

Number of practice settings^#

1

12.5

33.5

54.0

75.4

10.46

(0.033)*

2

16.9

46.5

36.6

15.9

3 and above

15.4

48.7

35.9

8.7

Number of resources accessed

None

14.3

18.5

67.2

26.6

27.31

(< 0.001)*

1

10.9

43.8

45.3

45.0

2 or more

16.5

43.3

40.2

28.4

Level of comfort with discussing teledentistry^#

Uncomfortable

4.4

25.6

69.9

29.0

34.67

(< 0.001)*

Neutral

13.5

39.9

46.6

45.6

Comfortable

20.2

48.5

31.3

25.4