Table 3 Binary logistic regression models predicting dentist participation in DWP and in Medicaid (n = 512)
DWP | Medicaid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value |
Age | 1.01 (.99–1.02) | .43 | 1.01 (.99–1.03) | .26 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 1.44 (.92–2.23) | .11 | .73 (.48–1.13) | .16 |
Female (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Full vs. part-time practice | ||||
Full time (32+ hours/week) | 1.15 (.68–1.95) | .60 | 1.45 (.86–2.44) | .16 |
Part time (<32 hours/week) (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Role in practice | ||||
Solo owner or partner | 1.14 (.69–1.89) | .61 | .94 (.58–1.54) | .82 |
Associate, independent contractor, or employee (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Practice busyness | ||||
Too busy | .40 (.21–.75) | .004 | .73 (.39- | .31 |
Just busy enough | .42 (.23–.75) | .003 | 1.34).90 (.51–1.58) | .70 |
Not busy enough (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Practice location | ||||
Rural county (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Urban county | .70 (.48–1.00) | .051 | .53 (.37–.77) | .001 |