Detail | Fee‐for‐service only | Control |
Dental practice‐level variables for minimisation | ||
Number of partners | ||
Single‐handed | 13 (39) | 14 (40) |
Two/three partners | 10 (30) | 9 (26) |
Four or more | 10 (30) | 12 (34) |
Deprivation area of dental practice – n (%) | ||
4 | 18 (55) | 16 (46) |
5 | 8 (24) | 10 (29) |
6/7 (most deprived) | 7 (21) | 9 (26) |
Restorative fissure sealant claims 2002 ‐ n (%) | ||
None | 9 (27) | 11 (31) |
1 ‐ 5 | 10 (30) | 8 (23) |
6 or more | 14 (42) | 16 (46) |
Throughput 11‐ to 13‐year‐olds ‐ n (%) | ||
Low (48 ‐ 95) | 9 (27) | 9 (26) |
Medium (96 ‐ 143) | 14 (42) | 11 (31) |
High (> 143) | 10 (30) | 5 (43) |
Other dental practice/dentist‐level variables | ||
Child patients with sealant on any second permanent molar – mean % (SD) | 32.8 (26.5) | 38.4 (28.9) |
Child patients with sealant on any first permanent molar – mean % (SD) | 10.7 (16.6) | 13.4 (15.1) |
Cluster size ‐ median (interquartile range) | 19 (22, 24) | 20 (22, 24) |
High population density (> 100 people/hectare) ‐ n (%) | 8 (25) | 9 (25) |
Hygienist in dental team ‐ n (%) | 14 (42) | 16 (46) |
Gender of dentist ‐ n (%) | ||
Female | 12 (36) | 15 (43) |
Male | 21 (64) | 20 (36) |
Dentist working part‐time (< 9 sessions/week) ‐ n (%) | 6 (19) | 6 (17) |
Number of years qualified as a dentist ‐ mean (SD) | 18.9 (8.6) | 19.7 (8.2) |
Patient‐level variables | ||
Age of children ‐ mean (SD) | 13.21 (0.96) | 13.24 (0.98) |
Gender of children ‐ n (%) | ||
Female | 348 (49.9) | 368 (50.4) |
Male | 350 (50.1) | 362 (49.6) |
Deprivation area of dental practice – n (%) | ||
4 | 375 (53.7) | 334 (45.8) |
5 | 173 (24.8) | 220 (30.1) |
6/7 (most deprived) | 150 (21.5) | 176 (24.1) |
Sealant on any second permanent molar – n (%) | 75 (10.7) | 98 (13.4) |
Sealant on any first permanent molar – n (%) | 229 (32.8) | 280 (38.4) |
n: number of participants SD: standard deviation |