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. 2024 Mar 8;24:318. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10776-9

Table 2.

-Descriptive analysis and chi-square test to verify the association between variables and the achievement of periodontics goals in CEO, 2018, Brazil

Achievement of Periodontics Goals
Achieved Not achieved
Variables n % Mean (Standard deviation) n % Mean (Standard deviation) p value
Oral Health Coverage < 57% 328 62.8% 194 37.2%
>= 57% 289 55.6% 231 44.4% 0.017
CEO Type I 231 55.3% 187 44.7% 0.016
II 292 59.8% 196 40.2%
III 94 69.1% 42 30.9%
Prophylaxis devices with bicarbonate jet None 32 50.0% 32 50.0% 0.001
One 248 52.7% 223 47.3%
More than one 337 66.5% 170 33.5%
Gracey curettes Yes 595 59.7% 402 40.3% 0.150
No 22 48.9% 23 51.1%
CEO has a manager who works exclusively in management Yes 255 63.3% 148 36.7% 0.047
No 339 57.4% 252 42.6%
No manager 23 47.9% 25 52.1%
The manager has a background in Public Health/Public Management Yes 274 68.2% 128 31.8% 0.001
No 320 54.1% 272 45.9%
Percentage of periodontal professionals with specialization

61.8

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56.1

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Sum of the weekly working hours of the periodontist dentist

33.6

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28.0

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Number of dentists practicing in the specialty of periodontics

1.5

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1.2

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P < 0,05