Table 5.

Variables related to the dentists choice of a minimally invasive and invasive treatment approach in Patient Case 2.

Independent Variables	% (n)	Minimal Invasive Treatment						Invasive Treatment
		Unadjusted			Adjusted			Unadjusted			Adjusted
		OR	95% CI	p-Value	OR	95% CI	p-Value	OR	95% CI	p-Value	OR	95% CI	p-Value
Dentist’s Age
≥35 years	27.5 (557)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
36–47 years	27.0 (548)	0.73	0.56–0.95	0.02	0.80	0.61–1.05	0.10	0.76	0.42–0.95	1.41	0.71	0.39–1.32	0.28
≥48 years	45.5 (921)	0.51	0.40–0.65	<0.01	0.54	0.42–0.69	<0.01	0.87	0.51–0.65	1.46	0.74	0.43–1.27	0.28
Dentist’s Gender
Female	48.1 (974)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Male	51.9 (1052)	0.62	0.51–0.76	<0.01	0.82	0.65–1.02	0.07	1.97	1.23–3.18	<0.01	2.06	1.24–3.42	2.06
Practice Type
Private Practice	64.1 (1299)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Public Dental Service	34.1 (690)	2.36	1.92–2.91	<0.01	2.19	1.76–2.72	<0.01	0.62	0.37–1.03	0.07	0.79	0.46–1.35	0.38
Other	1.8 (37)	1.37	0.64–2.94	0.42	1.52	0.70–3.30	0.29
DMFT in County
Continuous Variable	100 (2026)	1.03	0.88–1.19	0.73				0.89	0.63–1.24	0.49	-	-	-
Number of Patients per Dentist in County
Continuous Variable	100 (2026)	1.01	1.00–1.01	0.01	1.01	1.00–1.01	0.03	1.01	1.00–1.01	0.01	1.01	1.00–1.01	0.01