Knowledge, dentist confidence and management of periodontal patients among general dentists from Belarus, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova and Romania

Table 7 Predictors of uncertainty comparisons among GDs *

PREDICTORS	Nagelkarke R² = 0.038		Nagelkarke R² = 0.067		Nagelkarke R² = 0.051		Nagelkarke R² = 0.067		Nagelkarke R² = 0.052
PREDICTORS	OR	p	OR	p value	OR	p	OR	p value	OR	p
Practice location	1.2	0.648	1.4	0.190	1.4	0.247	1.4	0.432	1.1	0.811
Working in a group practice	0.6	0.112	0.8	0.408	0.7	0.264	1.6	0.176	0.8	0.258
Clinical experience > 5 years	0.6	0.145	1.4	0.172	0.8	0.511	0.2	0.123	0.8	0.369
Radiographs for periodontal diagnosis	0.5	0.028	1.4	0.144	1.4	0.409	1.4	0.451	0.9	0.646
Medical history including medications	0.9	0.940	1.5	0.062	1.1	0.878	0.8	0.614	1.7	0.076
Family history of periodontal diseases	1.3	0.531	0.9	0.562	1.0	0.987	1.4	0.428	0.7	0.110
Periodontal risk assessment	0.6	0.672	2.4	0.001	0.3	0.009	0.1	0.305	2.0	0.007

*All multivariate regression models were significant (p < 0.01). OR = Odds Ratio

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