Table 2.
Information sources by network participation level, by number and percentage
| Information Source | Total | Full Participation 378 (40% of total) | Partial Participation 346 (36% of total) | Reference 226 (24% of total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peer-reviewed journals | ||||
| J American Dental Association (JADA)a | 723 (76%) | 306 (81%) | 261 (75%) | 156 (69%) |
| General Dentistryb | 465 (49%) | 200 (53%) | 174 (50%) | 91 (40%) |
| J Esthetic & Restorative Dentistry | 224 (24%) | 84 (22%) | 92 (27%) | 48 (21%) |
| Quintessence International | 88 (9%) | 36 (10%) | 30 (9%) | 22 (10%) |
| J Prosthetic Dentistry | 82 (9%) | 31 (8%) | 31 (9%) | 20 (9%) |
| Operative Dentistry | 45 (5%) | 22 (6%) | 17 (5%) | 6 (3%) |
| Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry | 570 (60%) | 218 (58%) | 209 (60%) | 143 (63%) |
| Other dental information sources (non-peer-reviewed) | ||||
| American Dental Association News | 701 (74%) | 277 (73%) | 259 (75%) | 165 (73%) |
| Dentistry Today | 459 (48%) | 171 (45%) | 176 (51%) | 112 (50%) |
| Inside Dentistry | 216 (23%) | 74 (20%) | 90 (26%) | 52 (23%) |
| Other state or local publication (U.S., Canadian, or European) | 197 (21%) | 77 (20%) | 66 (19%) | 54 (24%) |
| Other U.S. or Canadian publication | 171 (18%) | 70 (19%) | 56 (16%) | 45 (20%) |
| Other European publication | 18 (2%) | 11 (3%) | 2 (0.6%) | 5 (2%) |
| Source of continuing dental educationc | ||||
| Dental meetings | 613 (69%) | 206 (59%) | 244 (76%) | 163 (75%) |
| CDE services | 44 (5%) | 21 (6%) | 10 (3%) | 13 (6%) |
| Symposiums or other | 228 (26%) | 123 (35%) | 65 (20%) | 40 (19%) |
Chi-square=11.2; df=2, p=0.004. Further analysis by PBRN reveals that it was significant for DPBRN (p=0.04) and PRECEDENT (p=0.03).
Chi-square=9.4; df=2, p=0.01.
Missing=65. Source of continuing dental education was recoded as follows: 1=dental meetings (“State or local dental meetings”; “National dental meetings”); 2=CDE services (“Online CDE services”; “Other CDE services, e.g., tapes, journals, articles”; and 3=Symposiums/ other (“Symposium or other offerings by a school of dentistry”; “Other”). After merging these categories, source of CDE credits was highly associated with participation level (chi-square=32.4; df=4, p<0.0001). Further analysis by PBRN reveals that it was highly significant for DPBRN (p<0.0001).