Table 1.

Multivariate regression coefficients for dentist, patient, and practice characteristics associated with specific caries prevention agents

Predictor variables	B (SE)	Sig.
Sealant (model F = 8.074, p < .001)
Patients 0–17 years of age	1.604 (.505)	.002
Percent of patients of Hispanic ethnicity	2.89 (1.06)	.007
Patient contact time spent on restoration procedures	−.646 (.437)	.140
Patients that receive individual caries prevention	.040 (.026)	.121
Practice caries risk assessment	4.217 (1.910)	.028
In-office fluoride	.1412 (.024)	< .001
In-office fluoride (model F = 9.252, p < .001)
Patients 0–17 years of age	3.229 (.817)	<.001
Patients with private dental insurance	1.315 (.660)	.049
Days wait for new patient examination	.250 (.110)	.015
Patient contact time spent on restoration procedures	−1.346 (.788)	.088
Patients that receive individual caries prevention	.117 (.046)	.012
Dental sealant	.463 (.080)	< .001
Non-prescription fluoride	.163 (.061)	.008
Non-prescription fluoride (model F = 8.927, p = .001)
Gender (female)	5.916 (3.009)	.021
Years of dental practice	−.220 (.114)	.049
Patients 0–17 years of age	1.426 (.637)	.026
Patient contact time spent in restoration procedures	−1.479 (.584)	.012
Patients that receive individual caries prevention	.135 (.035)	<.001
In-office fluoride	.087 (.034)	.012
Sugarless or Xylitol gum	.155 (.032)	< .001
Prescription fluoride (model F = 4.287, p < .001)
Gender (female)	5.302 (2.562)	.039
Years of dental practice	−.199 (.095)	.036
Dentist is of Hispanic ethnicity	−2.044 (.620)	.001
Patients 0–17 years of age	−.919 (.529)	.088
Caries risk assessment	2.931 (1.487)	.044
Patient contact time spent in restoration procedures	−1.479 (.584)	.012
Patients that receive individual caries prevention	..065 (.029)	.026
In-office fluoride	.161 (.028)	< .001
Non-prescription fluoride	.087 (.038)	.022
Chlorhexidine rinse	.315 (.063)	< .001
Chlorhexidine rinse (model F = 10.625, p < .001)
Years of dental practice	−.199 (.063)	.002
Patient contact time spent in restoration procedures	−1.506 (.327)	< .001
Number of dental chairs in practice	.139 (.026)	< .001
Full-time status	−3.063 (1.873)	.103
Patients what desire individual caries prevention	.043 (.027)	.115
Patients that receive individual caries prevention	.060 (.024)	.013
Prescription fluoride	.168 (.029)	< .001
Sugarless or Xylitol chewing gum (model F = 7.776, p < .001)
Dentist is of Hispanic ethnicity	2.653 (1.025)	.010
Number of patients seen each week	.106 (.055)	.055
Patients that receive individual caries prevention	.227 (1.215)	< .001
In office-fluoride	.204 (.046)	< .001
Non-prescription fluoride	.261 (.060)	< .001

Practice of caries risk assessment; no=0, yes=1.

Dentist gender male=0, female=1.

Caries risk assessment; do not practice=0, practice caries risk assessment practiced for individual patients=1

Full-time status; part-time=0, full-time=1