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

BMC Oral Health

Table 9 Future preferences for accessing 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	%
How would like to get help – face to face with dentist	1: Most Desirable	380	78	270	82	650	79	0.02
	2	33	7	27	8	60	7
	3	29	6	18	5	47	6
	4	11	2	1	0	12	1
	5: Least desirable	37	8	14	4	51	6
How would like to get help – phone advice with own dentist next day appt	1: Most Desirable	348	66	168	55	516	62	0.03
	2	98	18	70	23	168	20
	3	44	8	43	14	87	10
	4	12	2	10	3	22	3
	5: Least desirable	29	5	15	5	44	5
How would like to get help – phone advice with local dentist next day appt	1: Most Desirable	188	44	89	34	277	40	0.13
	2	117	27	85	32	202	29
	3	69	16	51	19	120	17
	4	21	5	20	8	41	6
	5: Least desirable	34	8	17	6	51	7
How would like to get help – phone advice from dentist	1: Most Desirable	188	41	86	32	274	37	0.1
	2	109	23	62	23	171	23
	3	71	15	69	25	140	19
	4	51	11	33	12	84	11
	5: Least desirable	45	10	22	8	67	9
How would like to get help – phone advice from nurse	1: Most Desirable	98	23	36	14	134	20	0.06
	2	92	22	46	18	138	20
	3	89	21	81	31	170	25
	4	72	17	57	22	129	19
	5: Least desirable	77	18	38	15	115	17
How would like to get help – internet/digital TV	1: Most Desirable	77	18	26	10	103	15	0.06
	2	54	13	33	13	87	13
	3	75	17	52	20	127	18
	4	42	10	35	13	77	11
	5: Least desirable	183	42	115	44	298	43

ISSN: 1472-6831