Table 1. Descriptive analysis of the existence of a DSC to which to refer patients according to the PMAQ-AB data, 2012.

Variable (n = 12,388)	Frequency (%)*
Is there a Dental Specialties Center to which your team can refer patients?	7,703 (62.2)
Does the city have endodontics at the reference center?	8,468 (68.4)
Does the city have periodontics at the reference center?	7,807 (63.0)
Does the city have minor oral surgery at the reference center?	8,152 (65.8)
Does the city have oral medicine at the reference center?	4,977 (40.2)
Does the city have orthodontics at the reference center?	2,537 (20.5)
Does the city have implantology at the reference center?	773 (6.2)
Does the city have radiology at the reference center?	5,805 (46.8)
Other	2,568 (20.7)

*considering only the valid results.