TABLE 4.

Factors associated with four infection control recommendations and a summary score of the total number of recommendations implemented (0–4).^*

FACTORS POTENTIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF GUIDELINES†	RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATION				TOTAL NO. OF RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTED (0–4)
	Practice Has Infection Control Coordinator	Practice Uses Separate Water System and Monitors Water Quality	Practice Always Documents Percutaneous Injuries	Practice Has Tried or Used New Safety Devices to Prevent Percutaneous Injuries in Past Year
						Age Group		✔‡	✔		✔
Sex						✔
Race or Ethnicity		✔		✔
Metropolitan Versus Nonmetropolitan Area				✔
Geographic U.S. Census Division		✔		✔	✔
State-Required Infection Control CDE§ Credits		✔
Years in Current Practice		✔	✔		✔
Practice Size			✔		✔
No. of Hours Worked per Week	✔				✔
Dental Specialty			✔		✔
No. of Infection Control CDE Credits Earned Since January 2004	✔	✔		✔	✔
Score on Attitude Index of Infection Control	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
No. of Sources of Instruction Regarding the Guidelines	✔	✔		✔	✔
Knowledge Regarding Sterile Water Use (No. of Correctly Identified Surgical Procedures)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

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

^†Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as documented by Kohn and colleagues.⁴

^‡✔ indicates significance at P < .0001.

^§CDE: Continuing dental education.