Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression: impact of county-level characteristics of dentists on the percentage of pregnant patients receiving counseling on ECC transmission in Oregon State, USA
From: County-level characteristics as predictors of dentists’ ECC counseling in the USA: a survey study
Variable | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |
|---|---|---|
0% v 100% | 1-99% v 100% | |
Dentist and practice level characteristics and dentist attitudes and beliefs | ||
Gender (0=female; 1=male) | 2.3 (.8 - 6.2) | 1.1 (.6 - 2.0) |
Years providing dental services (10 years) | .9 (.7 - 1.3) | .8 (.6 - 1.0)** |
Employment status (1= sole prop, partner or shareholder/owner; 0=anything else) | 2.0 (.8 – 4.9) | 1.1 (.6 - 2.0) |
Number of hygienists | 1.0 (.8 - 1.4) | 1.2 (1.0 - 1.4) |
Number of operatories | .8 (.7 - 1.1) | 1.0 (.8 - 1.1) |
Percentage of patients with Medicaid: (1 = 1-10%; 0 = 0%) | .6 (.3 - 1.4) | .8 (.4 - 1.4) |
Percentage of patients with Medicaid: (1 = more than 10%; 0 = 0%) | .2 (.05 - .8)** | 1.1 (.5 - 2.5) |
Capitation payments improve financial stability of dental practices (1–5; 1=strongly agree; 5=strongly disagree) | 1.1 (.8 - 1.5) | .9 (.7 - 1.1) |
Percentage of patients younger than 15 years | 1.0 (1.0 - 1.0) | 1.0 (1.0 - 1.0) |
Number of continuing dental education (CDE) courses (last 2 years) | 1.0 (1.0 - 1.0) | 1.0 (1.0 - 1.0) |
Frequency of staff meetings (1=regularly; 2=occasionally; 3=never) | .6 (.3 - 1.1) | .7 (.4 - 1.2) |
Average patient wait in reception room (1=<5 minutes; 2=5-15 minutes; 3=16-30 minutes; 4=>30 minutes) | 1.2 (.6 - 2.3) | 1.1 (.7 - 1.8) |
Typical lead time to schedule new patient exam (1=1-2 days; 2=3-7 days; 3=1-2 weeks; 4=>2 weeks) | .9 (.6 - 1.3) | 1.0 (.8 - 1.4) |
CDE on Early Childhood Caries (ECC) educationist the last year (1=yes; 0=no) | .5 (.3 - 1.0) | .8 (.4 - 1.3) |
ECC discussed with staff or colleagues (1=yes; 0=no) | .3 (.1 - .6)*** | .8 (.4 - 1.3) |
ECC brochures are given directly to patients (1=yes; 0=no) | .4 (.2 - .9)** | 1.2 (.7 - 2.0) |
Evidence for ECC transmission is tenuous (1–5; 1=strongly agree; 5=strongly disagree) | .5 (.3 - .7)*** | .9 (.6 - 1.2) |
It is worth my time to counsel pregnant patients on ECC (1–5: 1=strongly agree; 5=strongly disagree) | 1.6 (1.1 - 2.3)** | 1.5 (1.0 - 2.0)** |
Control over your clinical decisions (1–10: 1=not important; 10=very important) | 1.0 (.7 - 1.4) | .9 (.7 - 1.2) |
Frequency of providing oral hygiene instruction to pregnant patients (1= often; 0=not often | .8 (.3 - 2.0) | .6 (.3 - 1.2) |
Feelings about trying new procedures (1=enjoy experimenting with new procedures; 0=other) | .8 (.3 - 1.9) | .8 (.4 - 1.6) |
County level factors from the area resource file | ||
Dentists/population 2007 rescaled | 1.0 (.6 - 1.8) | 1.0 (.7 - 1.6) |
Percentage of female dentists 2007 | 1.0 (1.0 - 1.1) | 1.0 (1.0 – 1.1) |
Percentage females of childbearing age 2007 | 1.1 (.9 - 1.5) | 1.2 (1.0 - 1.4) |
Percentage in poverty 2007 | 1.1 (1.0 - 1.2) | 1.0 (1.0 - 1.1) |