Table 1.
Distribution of dentists’, practices’, patients’, and dental procedures’ Characteristics of Participants (Kakudate et al., 2012)
| Number (%) or Mean±SD | |
|---|---|
| Dentist's Individual Characteristics | |
| Years since graduation from dental school (year)* (N=185) | 18.5±9.9 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%)(N=188) | |
| Asian | 186 (98.9) |
| White | 1 (0.5) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 (0.5) |
| Gender (male), n (%) (N=187) | 154 (82.4) |
| Practice Setting | |
| Practice busyness, n (%)(N=181) | |
| Too busy to treat all people requesting appointments | 19 (10.5) |
| Provided care to all, but the practice was overburdened | 72 (39.8) |
| Provided care to all, and the practice was not overburdened | 59 (32.6) |
| Not busy enough | 31 (17.1) |
| Waiting time for restorative dentistry (min)* (N=182) | 12.7±10.3 |
| City population (government-ordinance-designated city), n(%) (N=189) | 76 (40.4) |
| Type of practice, n(%) (N=188) | |
| Employed by another dentist | 77 (41.0) |
| Self-employed without partners and without sharing of income, costs, or office space | 105 (55.9) |
| Self-employed without partners but share costs of office and/or assistants, etc. | 3 (1.6) |
| Self-employed as a partner in a complete partnership | 3 (1.6) |
| Patient's Characteristics | |
| Dental insurance coverage (%)*(N=183) | 88.5±20.3 |
| Percent of patients who self-pay (%)*(N=183) | 8.6±16.6 |
| Patient age distribution* | |
| 1-18 years old (%) (N=183) | 16.1±13.2 |
| 19-44 years old (%) (N=188) | 24.8±11.0 |
| 45-64 years old (%) (N=183) | 30.4±11.2 |
| 65+ years (%) (N=183) | 28.5±17.4 |
| Racial/ethnic distribution* | |
| White (%) (N=184) | 0.3±1.2 |
| Black or African-American (%) (N=184) | 0.04±0.2 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native (%) (N=184) | 0.01±0.07 |
| Asian (%) (N=185) | 98.9±7.4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (%) (N=184) | 0.02±0.2 |
| Others (%) (N=184) | 0.7±7.4 |
| Dental Procedure Characteristics | |
| Percent of patient contact time spent each day doing restorative procedures (%)* (N=183) | 28.7±14.2 |
| Percent of patient contact time spent each day doing aesthetic procedures (%)* (N=185) | 4.5±7.2 |
| Percent of patient contact time spent each day doing extractions (%)*(N=183) | 8.8±6.2 |
| Caries risk is assessed as a routine part of treatment planning, n(%)(N=189) | 49 (25.9) |
| Percent of patients in whom a dental explorer was used for a primary occlusal caries lesion, n(%) (N=189) | |
| 0% (never) | 30 (15.9) |
| 1%-24% | 51 (27.0) |
| 25%-49% | 12 (6.3) |
| 50%-74% | 20 (10.6) |
| 75%-99% | 29 (15.3) |
| 100% (every time) | 47 (24.9) |
| Percentage of patients who receive diet counseling (%)*(N=183) | 21.4±27.2 |
*
Mean±SD