Use of the out-of-hours emergency dental service at two south-east London hospitals

BMC Oral Health

Table 10 Future preferences for timing of emergency dental care amongst service users attending an out-of-hours emergency dental service over two time periods

		March 2006		October 2006		Total		P-values
		N	%	N	%	N	%
Prefer to attend early morning	1: Most desirable	447	77	211	72	658	75	0.21
	2	47	8	27	9	74	8
	3	28	5	18	6	46	5
	4	14	2	10	3	24	3
	5: Least desirable	46	8	26	9	72	8
Prefer to attend evening	1: Most desirable	235	56	197	69	432	61	0.0001
	2	55	13	28	10	83	12
	3	64	15	35	12	99	14
	4	27	6	12	4	39	5
	5: Least desirable	42	10	15	5	57	8
Prefer to attend weekend	1: Most desirable	165	49	126	59	291	53	0.02
	2	49	15	25	12	74	13
	3	34	10	26	12	60	11
	4	29	9	18	8	47	9
	5: Least desirable	57	17	20	9	77	14
Prefer to attend lunchtime	1: Most desirable	87	27	62	32	149	29	0.5
	2	109	34	41	21	150	29
	3	46	14	39	20	85	17
	4	27	8	10	5	37	7
	5: Least desirable	53	16	41	21	94	18

ISSN: 1472-6831