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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 Feb;141(2):171. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0136

Table 2.

Dental Practice Characteristics Tested for their Association with Decision to Restore

Practice Setting Patient Population Dental Procedure Characteristics Dentist's Individual Characteristics
Practice busynessa Dental insurance coverage Percent of time each day doing restorative workb Year of graduation from dental school
Waiting time for restorative dentistry Practice charges by payment source Percent of time each day doing esthetic workb Race of dentist
Age distribution Percent of time each day doing extractionsc Gender of dentist
Racial/ethnic distribution
a

1=too busy to treat all people requesting appointments, 2=provided care to all who requested appointments, but the practice was overburdened; 3= provided care to all who requested appointments, and the practice was not overburdened; 4= not busy enough-the practice could have treated more patients

b

0=none; 1=1-30% of the time; 2=31 to 50% of the time; 3=more than 50% of the time.

c

0=none; 1=1-20% of the time; 2=21 to 30% of the time; 3=more than 30% of the time.

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