Table 2 Pediatric dentists’ responses to questions related to promoting and advocating for CWF and prior advocacy training during dental education
Variable | Frequency (%)a | Not responding per question N |
|---|---|---|
Likely to promote consumption of fluoridated water in clinical practice | 65 | |
Yes | 687 (90%) | |
No | 78 (10%) | |
Willing to advocate for CWF at community or state levels | 70 | |
At both, community and state | 481 (63%) | |
At community, but not state | 97 (13%) | |
At state, but not community | 10 (1%) | |
Not willing to advocate | 172 (23%) | |
Prior Advocacy Training | 73 | |
During Predoctoral dental education only | 48 (6%) | |
During pediatric dental residency only | 124 (16%) | |
During predoctoral dental education and pediatric residency | 164 (22%) | |
No training at all | 421 (56%) |