Table 2: Internet usage and communication means of the whole sample (n=620) and Chi- squared test results of comparisons between males (n=237) and females (n=383) responding dentists.

Variables - Whole
N (%)
Males
n (%)
Females
n (%)
p-value
Daily general internet usage (hours) ≤ 4 hours 214 (34.5) 95 (40.1) 119 (31.1) 0.027
≥ 5 hours 406 (65.5) 142 (59.9) 264 (68.9)
Daily work internet usage (hours) ≤ 4 hours 453 (73.1) 162 (68.4) 291(76.0) 0.047
≥ 5 hours 167 (26.9) 75 (31.6) 91 (24.0)
Communication with colleagues at work
In person No 317 (51.1) 121(51.1) 196 (51.2) 1.000
Yes 303 (48.9) 116 (48.9) 187 (48.8)
Phone No 221 (35.6) 73 (30.8) 148 (38.6) 0.058
Yes 399 (64.4) 164 (69.2) 235(61.4)
Email No 223 (36.0) 86 (36.3 137 (35.8) 0.965
Yes 397 (64.0) 151 (63.7) 246 (64.2)
Social media No 443 (71.5) 166 (70.0) 277 (72.3) 0.541
Yes 177 ((28.5) 71 (30.0) 166 (27.7)
Video conference No 563 (90.8) 220 (92.8) 343 (89.6) 0.220
Yes 57 (9.2) 17 (7.2) 40 (10.4)
Forum No 588 (94.8) 223 (94.1) 365 (95.3) 0.636
Yes 32 (5.2) 14 (5.9) 18 (4.7)