Midwives’ oral health recommendations for pregnant women, infants and young children: results of a nationwide survey in Germany

Table 5 Midwives’ preventive recommendations depending on age, working condition and advanced training in oral health (proportions in per cent)

Recommendations		Age		p-value	Working condition					p-value	Advanced training		p-value
		<40 years	>40 years		Private practice	Employee	Freelance	Employee and freelance	Education and training system		Yes	No
		(n = 373)	(n = 574)		(n = 106)	(n = 116)	(n = 220)	(n = 487)	(n = 18)		(n = 92)	(n = 855)
Consulting about periodontal disease	Yes	78.3	78.9	0.816	78.2	78.3	78.6	78.6	78.8	0.999	94.6	75.4	<0.001
Consulting about periodontal disease	No	21.7	21.1	0.816	21.8	21.7	21.4	21.4	21.2	0.999	5.4	24.6	<0.001
Consulting about early childhood caries	Yes	65.2	65.8	0.823	65.1	65.8	65.5	65.6	65.5	0.999	97.8	63.2	<0.001
Consulting about early childhood caries	No	34.8	34.2	0.823	34.9	34.2	34.5	34.4	34.5	0.999	2.2	36.8	<0.001
Dental visit during pregnancy	Yes	53.1	53.9	0.821	53.1	53.6	53.2	53.7	53.5	0.874	96.7	49.2	<0.001
Dental visit during pregnancy	No	46.9	46.1	0.821	46.9	46.4	46.8	46.3	46.5	0.874	3.3	50.8	<0.001
Child 1st dental visit	1st year of life	6.3	7.3	0.530	6.6	6.8	6.4	6.9	6.8	0.439	98.5	6.2	<0.001
	2nd/3rd birthday	51.3	51.9		51.9	51.9	51.8	51.6	51.1		0.0	51.9
	Mother’s dental visit	11.5	8.7		31.4	30.3	31.8	31.6	31.3		1.5	10.0
	No specification	30.9	32.1		10.1	11.2	10.0	9.9	10.8		0.0	31.9
Toothbrushing	With 1st tooth	60.1	60.7	0.879	59.9	60.3	60.5	60.6	60.5	0.999	98.5	59.9	<0.001
	With 1st birthday	22.7	22.9		23.0	22.5	23.6	22.5	22.7		1.5	22.8
	Later	11.3	11.7		11.0	11.1	11.8	11.4	11.5		0.0	11.8
	No specification	5.9	4.7		6.1	6.0	4.1	5.5	5.3		0.0	5.5

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