TABLE 3.

Number of respondents and estimated number and percentage of U.S. dentists who implemented four new infection control recommendations in the preceding 12 months.

RECOMMENDATION	NO. OF RESPONDENTS*	ESTIMATED NO. OF DENTISTS†	ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF DENTISTS†
Has a Designated Practice Infection Control Coordinator
No	592	20,858	20.4
Yes	2,351	81,294	79.6
Has Separate Dental Waterline System and Periodically Monitors Water Quality
No	1,655	59,050	66.6
Yes	838	29,605	33.4
Always Documents Percutaneous Injuries
No	387	14,004	16.6
Yes	2,083	70,485	83.4
Tried or Used Safer Syringe or Safer Scalpel
No	2,101	73,157	78.9
Yes	579	19,500	21.1
Number of Recommendations Implemented (0–4)
0	223	8,249	7.8
1	768	27,529	26.1
2	1,233	41,790	39.5
3	655	22,574	21.4
4	163	5,513	5.2

^*Respondents with missing data or for whom these items did not apply were excluded from these analyses.

^†Estimates have been weighted to the total population of 115,437 dentists practicing in the United States who owned or co-owned their own private practices.