Table 3 Use of dental services and dental preventative measures by ethnic group
| Â | White | Indian | Pakistani/Bangladeshi | Black | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 10,435 | N = 272 | N = 165 | N = 187 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Service provider | |||||
 Private | 2,915 (28.3) | 58 (21.3) | 19 (11.5) | 30 (16.0) | <0.001 |
 NHS | 7,136 (69.2) | 165 (67.4) | 125 (83.3) | 126 (75.5) |  |
 Other | 267 (2.6) | 22 (9.0) | 6 (4.0) | 11 (6.6) |  |
 Missing | 117 | 27 | 15 | 20 |  |
Perception of dental services | |||||
 Very good/good | 8,097 (89.1) | 195 (87.1) | 111 (84.1) | 128 (86.5) | 0.172 |
 Fair/poor/very poor | 994 (10.9) | 29 (13.0) | 21 (15.9) | 20 (13.5) |  |
 Missing | 1,344 | 48 | 33 | 39 |  |
Frequency of visits to dentist | |||||
 ≥2 in 1 year | 5,306 (51.5) | 80 (32.3) | 50 (32.9) | 64 (38.1) | <0.001 |
 1 in 1 year | 2,057 (20.0) | 48 (19.4) | 25 (16.5) | 30 (17.9) |  |
 1 in 2 years | 439 (4.3) | 23 (9.3) | 21 (13.8) | 13 (7.7) |  |
 <1 in 2 years | 864 (8.4) | 49 (19.8) | 25 (16.5) | 31 (18.5) |  |
 Only if symptoms | 1,639 (15.9) | 48 (19.4) | 31 (20.4) | 30 (17.9) |  |
 Missing | 130 | 24 | 13 | 19 |  |
Ever had scale and polish | |||||
 Yes | 8,513 (82.6) | 162 (65.6) | 108 (71.5) | 109 (64.5) | <0.001 |
 No | 1,795 (17.4) | 85 (34.4) | 43 (28.5) | 60 (35.5) |  |
 Missing | 127 | 25 | 14 | 18 |  |
Frequency of teeth cleaning | |||||
 ≥ twice daily | 7,228 (75.0) | 170 (64.2) | 124 (75.2) | 144 (81.0) | <0.001 |
 < twice daily | 2,411 (25.0) | 95 (35.9) | 41 (24.9) | 33 (18.6) |  |
 Missing | 796 | 7 | 0 | 10 |  |
Use other dental hygiene products | |||||
 Yes | 6,083 (58.8) | 117 (43.3) | 61 (37.0) | 81 (43.6) | <0.001 |
 No | 4,265 (41.2) | 153 (56.7) | 104 (63.0) | 105 (56.5) |  |
 Missing | 87 | 2 | 0 | 1 |  |