Table 3.

Linear Regression Analyses: Factors Associated with RiMS Scores among Survey Participants.

		Unadjusted Analyses			Adjusted Analysesa
Factor	RiMS Scoreb	Beta	SE	P Value	Beta	SE	P Value
Model 1
DHCWs
Dentists	11.00 (2.9; 4 to 19)	0.16	0.44	0.72	0.28	0.55	0.62
Hygienists	10.70 (3.0; 0 to 18)	−0.13	0.46	0.78	−0.11	0.47	0.82
Assistants	10.83 (2.8; 5 to 17)	Reference
Vaccine acceptance
Yes	11.08 (2.8; 0 to 19)	0.91	0.32	0.004	1.01	0.36	0.005
No	10.17 (3.0; 3 to 18)	Reference
Safety perception with regular testingc
Yes	11.13 (2.9; 0 to 19)	0.96	0.30	0.002	0.89	0.32	0.006
No	10.16 (3.0; 4 to 18)	Reference
Model 2
DHCWs
Dentists	11.00 (2.9; 4 to 19)	0.29	0.29	0.33	0.48	0.43	0.27
Assistants	10.70 (3.0; 0 to 18)	0.13	0.46	0.78	0.03	0.47	0.95
Hygienists	10.83 (2.8; 5 to 17)	Reference

Bold indicates P < 0.05.

DHCW, dental health care worker; OR, odd ratio; RiMS, risk mitigation strategy.

^aAdjusted analyses included sex, age, vaccine uptake, and safety perception with regular testing.

^bMean (SD; range)

^cOf self, coworkers, or patients.