Mean (standard deviation) or % | All (N = 379) | General dentists who treat infants and toddlers (N = 279) | Pediatric dentists (N = 100) |
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Individual characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Pediatric dentist | 26.4 | 0 | 100*** |
Graduated dental school before 2001 | 29.5 | 32.6 | 20.6* |
Male | 64.9 | 68.8 | 54** |
Practice characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
10% or more of patients in practice are Medicaid-insured | 50.7 | 40.5 | 79*** |
Age dentist will see child for first visit | Â | Â | Â |
 1 year | 55.7 | 45.2 | 85*** |
 2 years | 11.6 | 15.4 | 1*** |
 3 years or older | 26.1 | 34.1 | 4*** |
Awareness of guidelines | Â | Â | Â |
Aware of 2008 AAP infant oral health guidelines[8] | 52.9 | 39.9 | 89*** |
Aware of 2010 AAPD infant oral health guidelines[9] | 55.9 | 40.2 | 99*** |
Opinion of guidelines | Â | Â | Â |
Scale measuring opinions about guidelines | 2.3 (0.5) | 2.4 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.4)*** |
Agreement about physicians role in promoting oral health | Â | Â | Â |
Dental referrals by physicians are effective in increasing the percentage of infants with a dental homea | 78.1 | 73.8 | 90*** |
Caries risk assessment, counseling & varnish provided by physicians decreases disease in infants and toddlersa | 76.8 | 78.5 | 72 |
Opinions about infant and toddler oral health care | Â | Â | Â |
Age one dental visit is effective in prevention of early childhood cariesa | 71.0 | 64.5 | 89 |
Have to make significant changes in my schedule to incorporate infant oral health carea | 17.2 | 21.5 | 5*** |
Parents see the importance in dental referrals from physicians | 59.4 | 55.6 | 70* |