Table 3.

Extent of agreement by dentist years of experience, caller relation to patient, and time of call.

Variable	N	Extent of Agreement Kappa	P- value
Dentist years of experience (years)
≤ 5	53	0.844	< 0.0001
5-10	9	0.678	0.002
10-15	32	0.856	< 0.0001
15-20	72	0.843	< 0.0001
≥ 20	25	0.872	< 0.0001
Patient-caller relationship a
Patient's mother	33	1.000	< 0.0001
Patient's father	17	0.872	< 0.0001
Patient	121	0.821	< 0.0001
Other b	15	0.788	< 0.0001
Time of call
7 am-2 pm	131	0.880	< 0.0001
2 pm-10 pm	60	0.793	< 0.0001

N= number of patients; a= number of patients= 186 (5 missing data); b= other family member, friend, or caregiver.