Table 1.
Demographic and descriptive information for participating dentists and their respective practices (N=822).
| Variable | Frequency | Percent of Total Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioner Sex, | ||
| Male | 582 | 70.8% |
| Female | 231 | 28.1% |
| Practitioner Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 42 | 5.2% |
| Non-Hispanic | 771 | 93.8% |
| Practitioner Race | ||
| White or Caucasian | 660 | 80.3% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian | 80 | 9.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.2% |
| Other | 29 | 3.5% |
| Practitioner Type | ||
| General Practitioner | 635 | 77.3% |
| Specialist | 187 | 22.7% |
| Practice Type | ||
| Private Practice | 647 | 78.7% |
| Managed Care Organization | 64 | 7.8% |
| Public Health/Community/Government | 46 | 5.6% |
| Academic Setting | 58 | 7.1% |
| Specialty Training | ||
| Endodontist | 59 | 7.2% |
| Periodontist | 74 | 9.0% |
| Prosthodontist | 28 | 3.4% |
| Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon | 27 | 3.3% |
| Practitioner Network Region | ||
| Western | 132 | 16.1% |
| Midwest | 96 | 11.7% |
| Southwest | 177 | 21.5% |
| South Central | 134 | 16.3% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 16.3% |
| Northeast | 149 | 18.1% |
| Practice Location a | ||
| Inner City of Urban Area | 119 | 14.5% |
| Urban (not inner city) | 229 | 27.9% |
| Suburban | 357 | 43.4% |
| Rural | 112 | 13.6% |
| Active DEA License | ||
| Yes | 807 | 98.2% |
| No | 1 | 0.1% |
| Not Current, But In the Past | 14 | 1.7% |
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| Variable | Mean (SD) | |
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| Practitioner Age | 53. (11.6) | |
| Percent of Practice’s Patients who come for One Visit Only | 12.6% (18.6) | |
| Percent of Practice’s Patients who come Intermittently or for Emergency Visits Only | 13.6% (12.5) | |
*
Variables that do not sum to 100% reflect missing data.
a
When assessed for correlation with prescribing and risk mitigation, practice location was dichotomized into “Rural” and “Non-Rural” practice location.