Detail | Capitation | Fee‐for‐service |
Variables for matching pairs of areas | ||
Mean number of fillings per course of treatment provided for 10‐ to 14‐year‐olds (calculated differently in England and Scotland) | S:1.03 N: 0.67 B: 0.68 G: 0.62 |
D: 0.96 H: 0.66 W: 0.67 F: 0.69 |
Population per dentist | S: 5041 N: 4029 B: 2657 G: 4010 |
D: 4629 H: 4000 W: 3286 F: 3588 |
Percentage of households with more than one person per room (calculated differently in England and Scotland) | S: 4.1 N: 1.9 B: 2.4 G: 32.8 |
D: 3.2 H: 2.3 W: 2.4 F: 32.4 |
Fluoride in water supply | S: No N: Yes B: No G: No |
D: No H: Yes W: No F: No |
Patient‐level variables with differences between the matched pairs | ||
Mean dmft | ||
5‐ to 6‐year‐olds | S: 3.6** B: 1.3** |
D: 2.8** W: 0.8** |
8‐ to 9‐year‐olds | S: 4.6* B: 2.7** |
D: 3.7* W: 1.9** |
Mean DMFT | ||
8‐ to 9‐year‐olds | S: 0.9* B: 0.3 |
D: 0.7* W: 0.3 |
11‐ to 12‐year‐olds | S: 2.0* B: 0.9 |
D: 1.6* W: 1.0 |
14‐ to 15‐year‐olds | S: 4.5 B: 2.7 |
D: 4.1 W: 2.6 |
Dental practice/dentist‐level variables with differences between the matched pairs (no consistent patterns were found across all four pairs) | ||
Proportion of single‐handed to group practices | B: lower | W: higher |
Estimates submitted per dentist | S: higher | D: lower |
Estimates for children only submitted per dentists | S: no difference N: lower |
D: no difference H: higher |
* P ≤ 0.05 ** P ≤ 0.01 dmft: decayed/missing/filled primary teeth DMFT: decayed/missing/filled permanent teeth Health service administrative areas: B: Bromley; D: Doncaster; F: Fife; G: Grampian; H: Hereford and Worcester; N: Norfolk; S: Salford; W: Wycombe |