Current employment characteristics and career intentions of Lithuanian dentists

Table 1 Socio-demographic and employment-related characteristics – comparison between general dentists and dental specialists

Demographic and employment-related characteristics	General dentists		Specialists		Total		P values
Demographic and employment-related characteristics	n	%	n	%	n	%	P values
Sex*
Males	198	12.0	103	29.9	301	15.1	<0.001
Females	1,453	88.0	242	70.1	1,695	84.9
Total	1,651	100	345	100	1,996	100
Age groups*
35 years or less	589	35.7	109	31.6	698	35.0	0.183
36–55 years	592	35.9	141	40.9	733	36.7
56 or more years	470	28.5	95	27.5	565	38.3
Total	1,651	100	345	100	1,996	100
Residence*
Big cities	1,082	65.7	284	82.3	1,366	68.6	<0.001
Suburban or rural	565	34.3	61	17.7	626	31.4
Total	1,647	100	345	100	1,992	100
Practice location*
Big cities	907	57.1	243	70.4	1,150	59.5	<0.001
Suburban or rural	681	42.9	102	29.6	783	40.5
Total	1,588	100	345	100	1,933	100
Practice type*
Public	373	22.8	54	15.8	427	21.6	<0.001
Public and private	326	19.9	122	35.7	448	22.6
Private	939	57.3	166	48.5	1,105	55.8
Total	1,638	100	342	100	1,980	100
Employment status*
Associate dentist	1,016	63.3	211	62.1	1,227	63.1	0.154
Owns private practice	413	25.7	101	29.7	514	26.4
Rents a dental chair	176	11.0	28	8.2	204	89.5
Total	1,605	100	340	100	1,945	100
Working hours (per week)*
Part-time (≤30 hours)	470	28.9	89	26.3	559	28.4	<0.001
Full-time (30–40 hours)	725	44.6	117	34.5	842	42.8
Overtime (>40 hours)	432	26.6	133	39.2	565	28.8
Total	1,627	100	339	100	1,966	100

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