From: Use of the out-of-hours emergency dental service at two south-east London hospitals
 |  | March 2006 | October 2006 | Total | P-Values | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | N | % | N | % | N | % |  |
Last dental visit | Over 2 years ago | 218 | 25 | 135 | 29 | 353 | 27 | 0.26 |
 | 13–24 months ago | 103 | 12 | 48 | 10 | 151 | 11 |  |
 | 7–12 months ago | 139 | 16 | 76 | 16 | 215 | 16 |  |
 | 6 months ago or less | 400 | 47 | 205 | 44 | 605 | 46 |  |
 | Never attended a dentist | 20 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 2 |  |
 | Trouble with teeth | 401 | 43 | 213 | 43 | 612 | 43 |  |
Reason | Check up | 262 | 28 | 141 | 29 | 403 | 28 | 0.88 |
 | Treatment | 241 | 26 | 126 | 26 | 367 | 26 |  |
 | Emergency dental service | 103 | 12 | 71 | 16 | 174 | 13 |  |
Location | Dental practice | 679 | 80 | 342 | 75 | 1021 | 79 | 0.08 |
 | Other | 63 | 8 | 43 | 9 | 106 | 8 |  |