| Adequate workforce (N = 305) | Limited workforce (N = 303) | ||
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Variables | Wait and refer the child at age 3, but continue screenings | Wait and refer the child at age 3, but provide varnish | Wait and refer the child at age 3, but continue screenings | Wait and refer the child at age 3, but provide varnish |
Individual characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Graduated dental school before 2001 | 1.84 [0.86, 3.93]b | 2.81* [1.15, 6.85] | 0.99 [0.49, 2.00] | 1.82 [0.91, 3.65] |
Male | 1.75 [0.83, 3.73] | 2.91* [1.08, 7.84] | 1.08 [0.54, 2.18] | 1.40 [0.7, 2.9] |
Practice characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≥10% patients in practice are Medicaid-insured | 0.89 [0.44, 1.78] | 1.46 [0.65, 3.27] | 0.84 [0.44, 1.61] | 1.38 [0.71, 2.67] |
Age dentist will see child for first visit (ref: 1Â year) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 2 years | 3.94** [1.42, 10.90] | 4.51* [1.33, 15.32] | 1.90 [0.7, 5.2] | 1.72 [0.58, 5.07] |
 3 years or older | 5.21*** [2.18, 12.48] | 4.46** [1.71, 11.64] | 2.67* [1.13, 6.31] | 2.01 [0.86, 4.72] |
Awareness of guidelines | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Aware of 2008 AAP infant oral health guidelines | 1.32 [0.45, 3.90] | 0.25* [0.08, 0.78] | 1.49 [0.51, 4.33] | 0.74 [0.30, 1.86] |
Aware of 2010 AAPD infant oral health guidelines | 0.27* [0.09, 0.84] | 1.06 [0.37, 3.06] | 0.30 [0.1, 1.0] | 1.00 [0.4, 2.7] |
Opinion of guidelines | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Scale measuring opinions about guidelines | 1.80 [0.9, 3.6] | 1.05 [0.46, 2.42] | 1.98 [0.96, 4.09] | 1.43 [0.68, 3.02] |
Agreement about physicians role in promoting oral health | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dental referrals by physicians are effective in increasing % of infants with a dental home | 0.38* [0.15, 0.95] | 0.24* [0.07, 0.79] | 0.38* [0.16, 0.90] | 0.30* [0.11, 0.77] |
Caries risk assessment, counseling & varnish provided by physicians decreases disease in infants and toddlers | 1.51 [0.65, 3.53] | 4.70* [1.2, 18.3] | 1.02 [0.48, 2.16] | 3.70** [1.5, 9.5] |
Opinions about infant and toddler oral health care | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age 1 dental visit is effective in ECC prevention | 0.28***[0.13, 0.58] | 0.24** [0.10, 0.62] | 0.43* [0.20, 0.91] | 0.60 [0.3, 1.4] |
Have to make significant changes in my schedule to incorporate infant oral health care | 1.57 [0.60, 4.11] | 0.44 [0.11, 1.78] | 1.20 [0.53, 2.73] | 0.46 [0.15, 1.41] |
Parents see the importance in dental referrals from physicians | 1.60 [0.78, 3.28] | 3.49* [1.23, 9.89] | 1.77 [0.93, 3.38] | 2.92** [1.39, 6.12] |