Table 5 How service users were directed to an out-of-hours emergency dental service over two time periods
From: Use of the out-of-hours emergency dental service at two south-east London hospitals
| Â | March 2006 | October 2006 | Total | P-Values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | N | % | Â |
Family or friends | 246 | 29 | 159 | 31 | 405 | 30 | 0.62 |
NHS Direct | 188 | 22 | 127 | 24 | 315 | 23 | 0.39 |
Have used this service before | 131 | 16 | 78 | 15 | 209 | 15 | 0.77 |
Dental receptionist | 119 | 14 | 45 | 9 | 164 | 12 | 0.002 |
A & E | 78 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 120 | 9 | 0.44 |
Dentist's answering machine | 54 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 76 | 6 | 0.09 |
Doctor | 28 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 0.79 |
Pharmacist | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0.45 |
Primary care trust | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0.8 |
South East London Doctors Co-op | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0.87 |