TABLE 1—
General Dentists | Pediatric Dentists | Head Start Centers | Safety Net Dental Clinicsc | |||
Geographic Character Classificationa | Survey (n = 351),% | All Ohio General Dentists (n = 4860), %b | Survey (n = 58),% | All Ohio Pediatric Dentists (n = 131), %b | All (n = 835), % | All (n = 72), % |
Urbanized area, central cityd | 25.4 | 27.2 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 44.3 | 58.4 |
Urbanized area, not central citye | 50.7 | 51.3 | 67.2 | 67.9 | 18.1 | 9.7 |
Urban cluster, not central city (rural, small city)f | 17.4 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 7.6 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
Ruralg | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.2 | 12.5 |
aPopulation calculated by census tract.
bLicensed dentists who were able to be geocoded.
cSafety net dental clinics providing services to children aged 0 through 5 years.
dCentral city = the largest place in a metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area; sometimes there is more than 1 central city per metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area. Central cities are essentially contained within urbanized areas.
eUrbanized area = urban nucleus of 50 000 or more people; population density of 1000/mi2; could have adjoining territory with 500/mi2.
fUrban cluster = population of 2500 to 50 000; built-up territory around small towns and cities.
gRural = all areas that are not urbanized areas/urban clusters; population < 2500; towns and villages.