Table 2.
Factors associated with willingness of general dental practices to participate in research
| Willingness to participate in research | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | n/N | % | OR a | [95% CI] | P-value |
| Area | |||||
| Inner South East London | 20/35 | 57.1 | 1.00 | [Reference] | |
| Outer South East London | 15/29 | 51.7 | 0.80 | [0.30–0.16] | 0.665 |
| Deprivation level | |||||
| 1st–3rd decile (most deprived) | 13/24 | 54.2 | 1.00 | [Reference] | |
| 4th–7th decile | 15/28 | 53.6 | 0.98 | [0.33–0.91] | 0.966 |
| 8th–10th decile (most affluent) | 6/10 | 60.0 | 1.27 | [0.28–0.68] | 0.755 |
| Services provided | |||||
| NHS only | 8/15 | 53.3 | 1.00 | [Reference] | |
| Mixed (NHS and private) | 32/59 | 54.2 | 1.04 | [0.33–0.23] | 0.950 |
| Time spent on NHS services | – | – | 1.02 | [1.01–0.03] | 0.032 |
| Type of practice | |||||
| Solo | 5/8 | 62.5 | 1.00 | [Reference] | |
| Group | 34/64 | 53.1 | 0.68 | [0.15–0.08] | 0.617 |
| Dental foundation training site | |||||
| No | 25/50 | 50.0 | 1.00 | [Reference] | |
| Yes | 15/25 | 60.0 | 1.50 | [0.57–0.97] | 0.414 |
| Practice size | |||||
| Single-handed | 5/9 | 55.6 | 1.00 | [Reference] | |
| 2–4 dentists | 16/30 | 53.3 | 0.91 | [0.20–0.09] | 0.907 |
| 5 or more dentists | 14/24 | 58.3 | 1.12 | [0.24–0.25] | 0.886 |
| Previous research involvement | |||||
| No | 33/60 | 55.0 | 1.00 | [Reference] | |
| Yes | 7/13 | 53.9 | 0.95 | [0.29–0.18] | 0.940 |
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Simple binary logistic regression was fitted. Odds ratios (OR) are reported.