Table 1: Sample profile.

Variable and its categories % (n)
Age of participants Younger dentists 75.6 (56)
Older dentists 24.4 (18)
Location of the Facility Urban 91.9 (68)
Rural 8.1 (6)
Level of facility Dispensary/Health Centre 31.1 (23)
Hospital 68.9 (51)
Type of practice Public 71.6 (53)
Private 28.4 (21)
Level of professional
training
Non graduate 40.5 (30)
Graduate 59.5 (44)
Working experience (years) Less experienced 77.0 (57)
Experienced 23.0 (17)
Received Formal training on BMT Yes 62.2 (46)
No 37.8 (28)
Self-reported skill on BMT Adequate 9.5 (7)
Fair/inadequate 90.5 (67)
Aware of universally
accepted BMT
Aware 74.3 (55)
Not aware 25.7 (19)
Use of universally accepted BMT Use 55.4 (41)
Do not use 44.6 (33)