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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2020 Aug;158(2):237–246.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2020.02.005

Table 2A:

Online Presence, Online Ratings and Years Since Graduating from Orthodontic Education

Categories Mean Years (SD, Range)
After Ortho Graduation
(2019 - graduation year)
Mean Google
Rating (N, SD)
Mean Yelp
Rating (N, SD)
Orthodontists in AAO directory (N = 953) 23.1 (12.8, 0–69) NA NA
Eligible Orthodontists (N = 807)
Had online Google or Yelp reviews (N = 746) 23.4 (12.1, 3–69) 4.72 (720, 0.58) 4.42 (501, 1.00)
No online Google or Yelp reviews (N = 61) 27.6 (13.8, 4–60) NA NA
Orthodontists with online reviews (N = 746)
Had negative reviews on Google or Yelp (N = 380) 24.0 (11.5, 3–67)
No negative reviews on either Google or Yelp (N = 366) 22.7 (12.7, 3–69)
Had negative reviews on Google (N = 296) 24.0 (11.5, 3–67) 4.39 (296, 0.78)
No negative reviews on Google (N = 424) 22.8 (12.5, 3–69) 4.96 (424, 0.13)
Had negative reviews on Yelp (N = 191) 24.2 (11.2, 4–61) 3.61 (191, 1.20)
No negative reviews on Yelp (N = 310) 21.8 (12.0, 3–58) 4.92 (310, 0.25)