Table 1.
| Number (%) or Mean ± SD |
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|---|---|
| Dentist Individual Characteristics | |
| Years since graduation from dental school (year)* (n=185) | 18.5±9.9 |
| Gender (male), n (%) (n=187) | 154 (82) |
| Belief about the effectiveness of caries risk assessment, n (%) (n=189) | |
| Agree | 127 (67.2) |
| Neutral | 5 (2.7) |
| Disagree | 57 (30.2) |
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| Practice Setting | |
| Type of practice, n (%) (n=182) | |
| Employed by another dentist | 77 (41) |
| Self-employed without partners and without sharing of income, costs, or office space | 105 (56) |
| Practice busyness, n (%) (n=181) | |
| Too busy to treat all people requesting appointments | 19 (11) |
| Provided care to all, but the practice is overburdened | 72 (40) |
| Provided care to all, but the practice is not overburdened | 59 (33) |
| Not busy enough | 31 (17) |
| City population (government ordinance-designated city), n (%) (n=189) | 76 (40) |
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| Patients’ Characteristics | |
| Percentage of patients interested in caries prevention, n (%) (n=189) | |
| 0% (none) | 16 (8) |
| 1–24% | 80 (42) |
| 25–49% | 38 (20) |
| 50–74% | 46 (24) |
| 75–99% | 8 (4) |
| 100% | 1 (1) |
| 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 |
| Percent of patients who self-fund (%)* (n=183) | 8.6±16.6 |
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| Dental Procedure Characteristics | |
| Percentages of patients who receive individualized caries prevention, n (%) (n=189) | |
| 0% (none) | 9 (5) |
| 1–24% | 68 (36) |
| 25–49% | 40 (21) |
| 50–74% | 37 (20) |
| 75–99% | 24 (13) |
| 100% | 11 (6) |
| Caries risk is assessed as a routine part of treatment planning, n (%) (n=189) | 49 (26) |
| Percentage of patients who received hygiene instruction (%)* (n=183) | 67.3±34.8 |
*
mean±SD