Table 2.

Parents/guardians' demographics and dental/medical status from the baseline questionnaire.

Parents/Guardians			Clinical vs. Teledentistry Group. Bivariate comparisons using Fisher's exact test
Mean Age	27.6 years of age (SD=6.28) Min-Max 16-50		NS
Mean # of children	2.35 (SD= 1.41) Min–Max 1-11		NS
Gender	7% Male		NS
	93% Female
Race#/Ethnicity*	76% A-American#	27%Hispanic*	#-NS
21% White#	73%Not Hispanic*	*p=03
	3% American/Indian#
Work Status	64% Currently employed		NS
	36% Currently unemployed
Education	5% Middle school		NS
	41% High School
	22% more than High School
	29% College level
	3% Post graduate level
Marital status	15% Married		NS
	74% Single
	9% Separated or Divorced
	2% Other
Income	70% $0-19.999		NS
	21% $20,000-29,999
	9% $30,000-50,000+
Dental insurance	61.1% Medicaid		NS
	27.5% Other
	11.4% No dental Insurance
Medical insurance	63.1% Medicaid		NS
	31.6% Other
	5.3% No medical Insurance
Emergency room visit in the last 12 months	14% Yes		NS
	86% No
Routine dental visit in the past 12 months	55% Yes		NS
	45% No
Do you currently need any dental work?	53% Yes		NS
	47% No
Your dental health status*	13% Excellent		P=.04
	22.5% Very good
	45% Good
	13% Fair
	6.5% Poor
Residency status	90% City of Rochester		NS
	9% Suburbs of Rochester
	1% Other

Fisher's exact test: NS-non significant in bivariate comparison with Teledentistry and clinical exam group;

^*statistically significant in bivariate comparison with Teledentistry and clinical exam group, p<.05