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

BMC Oral Health

Table 6 Use of NHS Direct 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	%
Aware of NHS Direct	yes	571	64	340	67	911	65	0.27
Referred by NHS Direct	yes	147	19	109	24	256	21	0.02
Ever used NHS Direct for health problem?	yes – telephone and/or internet	290	35	171	36	461	35	0.76
	no	546	65	310	64	856	65
Ever used NHS Direct for dental problem?	yes – telephone and/or internet	142	16	115	22	257	18	0.002
	no	771	84	398	78	1169	82

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