Table 3.

Knowledge and Perceived Health Risk of Fluorosis by Selected Characteristics

	Knowledge of Fluorosis (N=103)				Think Fluorosis is a Serious Health Risk (N=103)
Characteristics	Yes Percent (%)	Somewhat Percent (%)	No Percent (%)	P-value	Yes Percent (%)	No Percent (%)	Unsure Percent (%)	P-value
Specialty
Dentistry	95	5	0	.006	15	85	0	.03
Family Medicine	59	32	9		29	44	27
Pediatrics	49	47	4		18	65	16
Number of Years Since Training Completion
Trainee to 6 years	46	46	8	.17	31	46	23	.20
7–14 years	52	41	7		22	56	22
15–24 years	65	32	4		19	65	15
25+ years	83	17	0		13	83	4
Practice Type
Community Health Center	48	48	4	.07	30	44	26	.01
Military	77	23	0		39	54	8
Private Practice (1–2)	66	35	0		10	86	4
Private Practice (3+)	60	40	0		27	67	7
Other	61	22	9		13	52	35
Practice Location
O‘ahu	56	39	6	.02	23	59	18	.29
Neighbor Island	93	7	0		13	80	7
Educational Session
Yes	81	17	3	.01	19	72	8	.20
No	51	43	6		22	57	21
Total	61	34	5		21	62	17