Table 1.
Characteristics of enrolled practitioners, by practice type (abridged version; as of March 31, 2013).
| Dentists |
Hygienists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private vs. non-privatea |
General vs. specialistb |
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| Characteristic | All | Private practice |
Non-private | General practitioner |
Specialist | All |
| Overall | 1974 | 1704 | 259 | 1567 | 398 | 565 |
| Number of different locations at which you see patients | ||||||
| 1 | 1599 (81.1%) | 1403 (82.3%) | 187 (72.2%) | 1342 (85.6%) | 250 (62.8%) | 397 (70.3%) |
| 2 | 273 (13.8%) | 221 (13.0%) | 52 (20.1%) | 177 (11.3%) | 96 (24.1%) | 108 (19.1%) |
| 3 | 57 (2.9%) | 49 (2.9%) | 8 (3.1%) | 29 (1.9%) | 28 (7.0%) | 21 (3.7%) |
| More than 3 | 43 (2.2%) | 31 (1.8%) | 12 (4.6%) | 19 (1.2%) | 24 (6.0%) | 39 (6.9%) |
| Total | 1972 (100.0%) | 1704 (100.0%) | 259 (100.0%) | 1567 (100.0%) | 398 (100.0%) | 565 (100.0%) |
| Missing/blank | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1438 (73.5%) | 1272 (75.2%) | 159 (62.1%) | 1133 (72.8%) | 304 (77.4%) | 15 (2.7%) |
| Female | 519 (26.5%) | 419 (24.8%) | 97 (37.9%) | 424 (27.2%) | 89 (22.6%) | 549 (97.3%) |
| Total | 1957 (100.0%) | 1691 (100.0%) | 256 (100.0%) | 1557 (100.0%) | 393 (100.0%) | 564 (100.0%) |
| Missing/blank | 17 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Age | ||||||
| Mean (S.D.) | 49.9 (11.8) | 51.1 (11.7) | 49.7 (12.9) | 50.6 (11.9) | 52.0 (11.4) | 44.2 (11.0) |
| Missing/blank | 17 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Hispanic/Latino | ||||||
| Yes | 117 (6.0%) | 88 (5.2%) | 27 (10.6%) | 80 (5.2%) | 35 (8.9%) | 60 (10.7%) |
| No | 1832 (94.0%) | 1596 (94.8%) | 228 (89.4%) | 1470 (94.8%) | 357 (91.1%) | 500 (89.3%) |
| Total | 1949 (100.0%) | 1684 (100.0%) | 255 (100.0%) | 1550 (100.0%) | 392 (100.0%) | 560 (100.0%) |
| Missing/blank | 25 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
| Race | ||||||
| White/Caucasian | 1625 (83.4%) | 1425 (84.5%) | 193 (76.6%) | 1287 (83.2%) | 333 (84.5%) | 499 (88.9%) |
| Black/African-American | 87 (4.5%) | 67 (4.0%) | 18 (7.1%) | 73 (4.7%) | 14 (3.6%) | 23 (4.1%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 6 (0.3%) | 6 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (0.7%) |
| Asian | 172 (8.8%) | 137 (8.1%) | 35 (13.9%) | 133 (8.6%) | 38 (9.6%) | 17 (3.0%) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 3 (0.2%) | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.4%) |
| Other | 55 (2.8%) | 49 (2.9%) | 5 (2.0%) | 46 (3.0%) | 8 (2.0%) | 16 (2.9%) |
| Total | 1948 (100.0%) | 1686 (100.0%) | 252 (100.0%) | 1547 (100.0%) | 394 (100.0%) | 561 (100.0%) |
| Missing/blank | 26 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 4 |
| Practice location | ||||||
| Inner city of urban area | 260 (13.2%) | 172 (10.1%) | 85 (33.1%) | 193 (12.3%) | 65 (16.5%) | 119 (21.2%) |
| Urban (not inner city) | 582 (29.6%) | 490 (28.8%) | 91 (35.4%) | 443 (28.3%) | 136 (34.4%) | 135 (24.0%) |
| Suburban | 849 (43.2%) | 813 (47.9%) | 33 (12.8%) | 675 (43.2%) | 174 (44.1%) | 237 (42.2%) |
| Rural | 273 (13.9%) | 224 (13.2%) | 48 (18.7%) | 253 (16.2%) | 20 (5.1%) | 71 (12.6%) |
| Total | 1964 (100.0%) | 1699 (100.0%) | 257 (100.0%) | 1564 (100.0%) | 395 (100.0%) | 562 (100.0%) |
| Missing/blank | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hours in practice | ||||||
| 32 or more hours | 1596 (81.8%) | 1447 (85.7%) | 142 (56.1%) | 1298 (83.6%) | 295 (75.1%) | 355 (63.3%) |
| Less than 32 h | 354 (18.2%) | 242 (14.3%) | 111 (43.9%) | 254 (16.4%) | 98 (24.9%) | 206 (36.7%) |
| Total | 1950 (100.0%) | 1689 (100.0%) | 253 (100.0%) | 1552 (100.0%) | 393 (100.0%) | 561 (100.0%) |
| Missing/blank | 24 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Percentage of patients who are [mean (S.D.)] | ||||||
| Covered by a private insurance programme |
59.0 (25.5) | 63.1 (21.4) | 31.2 (32.3) | 59.4 (25.2) | 57.2 (26.5) | 58.6 (29.1) |
| Covered by a public programme | 14.9 (23.7) | 11.4 (18.8) | 38.8 (36.3) | 14.4 (23.6) | 16.7 (23.9) | 14.7 (25.1) |
| Not covered by any third party and pays out of pocket |
22.2 (18.0) | 23.1 (17.4) | 16.3 (21.1) | 22.2 (17.6) | 22.5 (19.6) | 20.3 (19.5) |
| Receiving free care or substantially reduced fees courtesy of this practice |
3.7 (10.8) | 2.3 (4.4) | 13.2 (25.5) | 3.8 (11.0) | 3.4 (10.0) | 6.1 (17.4) |
| Missing/blank | 42 | 25 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 18 |
| Type of main practice | ||||||
| Owner of private practice | 1304 (66.4%) | 1304 (76.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1064 (68.2%) | 239 (60.2%) | |
| Associate or employee of a private practice |
265 (13.5%) | 265 (15.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 212 (13.6%) | 53 (13.4%) | |
| HealthPartners Dental Group | 60 (3.1%) | 60 (3.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 50 (3.2%) | 9 (2.3%) | |
| Permanente Dental Associates | 59 (3.0%) | 59 (3.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 55 (3.5%) | 3 (0.8%) | |
| Other managed care or preferred provider organization |
16 (0.8%) | 16 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (1.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
| Public health practice, community health centre, or publicly-funded clinic |
79 (4.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 79 (30.5%) | 78 (5.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
| Federal Government Facility (VA, DoD, Public Health Service) |
35 (1.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 35 (13.5%) | 27 (1.7%) | 8 (2.0%) | |
| Dental school, academic institution, or facility staffed by dental school |
145 (7.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 145 (56.0%) | 60 (3.8%) | 83 (20.9%) | |
| Total | 1963 (100.0%) | 1704 (100.0%) | 259 (100.0%) | 1561 (100.0%) | 397 (100.0%) | |
| Missing/blank | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Year of graduation from dental school | ||||||
| Graduation year [Mean (S.D.)] | 1990 (12.2) | 1989 (12.1) | 1991 (12.8) | 1990 (12.4) | 1988 (11.5) | |
| Missing/blank | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Type of dentist | ||||||
| General dentist | 1567 (79.7%) | 1396 (82.1%) | 165 (64.2%) | 1567 (100%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Specialist | 398 (20.3%) | 305 (17.9%) | 92 (35.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 398 (100%) | |
| 1965 (100.0%) | 1701 (100.0%) | 257 (100.0%) | 1567 (100.0%) | 398 (100.0%) | ||
| Missing/blank | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Member of | ||||||
| American Dental Association | 1562 (79.1%) | 1370 (80.4%) | 187 (72.2%) | 1217 (77.7%) | 343 (86.2%) | |
| Academy of General Dentistry | 631 (32.0%) | 582 (34.2%) | 48 (18.5%) | 616 (39.3%) | 15 (3.8%) | |
| Educational setting for your dental hygiene training | ||||||
| Technical or community college | 280 (50.2%) | |||||
| Four-year college | 207 (37.1%) | |||||
| Alabama Dental Hygiene Programme | 28 (5.0%) | |||||
| Other | 43 (7.7%) | |||||
| Total | 558 (100.0%) | |||||
| Missing/blank | 7 | |||||
| Became licensed as a dental hygienist | ||||||
| Year licensed | 1994 (12.4) | |||||
| Missing/blank | 14 | |||||
a
11 dentists are missing: Private vs. non-private information.
b
9 dentists are missing: General vs. specialist information.