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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Apr;152(4):302–308. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.12.010

Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis of medical care gap closure,* by total MDI population and MDI model type.

MDI POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS ODDS RATIO 95% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL p VALUE
Total MDI Population
 MDI population 1.46 1.29–1.65 < .0001
 Non-MDI population 1.00 NA NA
MDI Model Type, Dental Clinic
 Least integration: Colocated medical and dental office, nonembedded medical staff. Salmon Creek 1.18 1.02–1.37 < .0007
 Moderate integration: Stand-alone dental office, embedded medical staff. Glisan 1.70 1.36–2.12 < .0346
 Most integration: Colocated medical and dental office, embedded medical staff. Beaverton, Cedar Hills 2.08 1.73–2.50 < .0001
 Non-MDI population 1.00 NA NA
*

Population includes patients enrolled in Medicare who were patients 65 years or older with 1 or more care gaps at baseline. All care gap closure assessed at 30 days after index visit, except for fecal immunochemical testing, mammography, annual diabetes mellitus examination, retinopathy examination, and smoking cessation, which was assessed at 60 days after index visit. P value from logistic regression analysis.

MDI: Medical-dental integration.

NA: Not applicable.