Table 1.
Characteristics of Respondents (N=103) in Fluoride Supplementation Survey
| n | Percent (%) | |
| Specialty | ||
| Dentistry | 20 | 19 |
| Family Medicine | 34 | 33 |
| Pediatrics | 49 | 48 |
| Number of Years Since Training Completion | ||
| Trainee to 6 years | 26 | 25 |
| 7–14 years | 27 | 26 |
| 15–24 years | 26 | 25 |
| 25+ years | 24 | 23 |
| Practice Type | ||
| Community Health Center | 23 | 22 |
| Military | 13 | 13 |
| Private Practice (1–2) | 29 | 28 |
| Private Practice (3+) | 15 | 15 |
| Other | 23 | 22 |
| Practice Location | ||
| O‘ahu | 88 | 85 |
| Neighbor Island | 15 | 15 |
| Educational Session | ||
| Yes | 36 | 35 |
| No | 67 | 65 |
| Main Patient Insurer | ||
| Medicaid/QUEST | 52 | 51 |
| Private | 37 | 36 |
| Military/Tricare | 13 | 13 |
| Uninsured | 1 | 1 |
| Number of Years of Practice in Hawai‘i | ||
| 0 to 3 years | 24 | 23 |
| 4–9 years | 25 | 24 |
| 10–17 years | 28 | 27 |
| 18+ years | 26 | 25 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 52 | 51 |
| Male | 51 | 50 |
| Number of Caries Cases in Last 30 Days | ||
| 0 to 1 case | 32 | 31 |
| 2–5 cases | 26 | 25 |
| 6–20 cases | 20 | 19 |
| 21+ cases | 29 | 28 |
| Average Number of Pediatric Patients Per Week | ||
| 1–25 patients | 42 | 41 |
| 26–50 patients | 22 | 21 |
| 51–75 patients | 10 | 10 |
| 76+ patients | 29 | 28 |
| Total | 103 | 100 |
Note: percentage totals may not sum to 100 based on rounding.