Table 2.

Fluoride Supplementation Knowledge and Educational Session Attendance by Selected Characteristics

	Do you know the current ADA recommendations for daily fluoride supplementation? (N=103)				Have you attended an educational session on fluoride supplementation in the past 5 years? (N=103)
Characteristics	Yes Percent (%)	Some Knowledge Percent (%)	No Percent (%)	P-value	Yes Percent (%)	No Percent (%)	P-value
Specialty
Dentistry	95	5	0	.21	65	35	.001
Family Medicine	53	27	21		29	71
Pediatrics	76	12	12		27	75
Number of Years Since Training Completion
Trainee to 6 years	77	19	4	.81	46	54	.45
7–14 years	56	15	30		26	74
15–24 years	77	15	8		31	69
25+ years	79	13	8		38	63
Practice Type
Community Health Center	74	13	13	.89	44	57	.87
Military	54	8	9		39	62
Private Practice (1–2)	86	14	0		31	69
Private Practice (3+)	67	20	13		33	67
Other	65	22	13		30	70
Practice Location
O‘ahu	69	16	15	.35	33	14	.30
Neighbor Island	87	13	0		47	53
Educational Session
Yes	92	8	0	.003	—	—	—
No	61	19	19		—	—
Total	72	16	13		35	65