Table 2 Association between patient variables, demographic variables and long-term change expectation and teledentistry use by dentists

Age

(18–34: Ref)

35–44

1.33

0.89, 2.02

0.168

45–54

0.91

0.60, 1.39

0.669

55–64

0.66

0.42, 1.02

0.063

65 +

0.40

0.22, 0.76

0.005

Gender

(Female: Ref)

Male

1.17

0.87, 1.53

0.314

Race/Ethnicity

(White: Ref)

Black

0.94

0.57, 1.54

0.807

Hispanic

1.05

0.64, 1.72

0.842

Asian/American Indian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

1.02

0.69, 1.5

0.915

Other/prefer not to answer

0.59

0.37, 0.93

0.024

Patient volume

(less: Ref)

More volume

0.52

0.34, 0.80

0.003

No change in volume

0.53

0.38, 0.74

0.000

Proportion of the patient’s covered by Medicaid

(< 50%: Ref)

> 50%

1.35

1.01, 1.79

0.038

Prefer not to answer/don’t know

Proportion of the patients covered under a managed care contract

(None: Ref)

< 50

0.94

0.67, 1.31

0.708

> 50%

0.99

0.63, 1.55

0.982

Prefer not to answer/don’t know

0.76

0.52, 1.01

0.155

Long term changes

Don’t expect long term changes in practice

0.44

0.24, 0.81

0.007