Background
Methods
A. Characteristics tested for their association with provision of specific dental procedures | ||
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Dentist characteristics | Practice characteristics | Patient population characteristics |
Gender | Number of different practice locations at which you practice | Age composition of patients |
Age | Practice location (rural/urban) | Hispanic/Latino ethnicity composition of patients |
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity | Type of main practice | Race composition of patients |
Race | Dental specialists at same practice location | Insurance coverage of patients |
Year of graduation from dental school | How long a patient has to wait for appointments | Regularity of dental visitation by patients |
Training after dental school | ||
Membership in dental organizations | ||
Full-time/part-timea | ||
B. Dental procedure categories
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1 | Non-implant restorative (amalgams, composites, crowns, veneers, bridges, posts, foundations, etc.) | |
2 | Esthetic procedures (procedures done for esthetic reasons only; composites, crowns, veneers, etc.) | |
3 | Extractions (surgical and non-surgical) | |
4 | Removable prosthetics (full and partial dentures) | |
5 | Endodontic therapy- anteriors/premolars | |
6 | Endodontic therapy- molars | |
7 | Implants (prosthetic and surgical procedures for implants) | |
8 | Periodontal therapy- non-surgical (includes scaling/root planning that you do personally) | |
9 | Orthodontic treatment | |
10 | Periodontal therapy- surgical |
Statistical methods
Results
Procedure type | Not at All | Occasionally | Routinely | Total |
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“very common” procedures | ||||
Non-implant restorative | 2% (49) | 2% (41) | 96% (2233) | 100% (2323) |
Esthetic procedures | 5% (109) | 36% (835) | 59% (1384) | 100% (2328) |
Extractions | 5% (119) | 31% (726) | 64% (1473) | 100% (2318) |
Removable prosthetics | 6% (130) | 38% (876) | 57% (1316) | 100% (2322) |
Endodontic therapy – anteriors/premolars | 16% (376) | 26% (605) | 58% (1339) | 100% (2320) |
“common” procedures | ||||
Endodontic therapy – molars | 38% (883) | 26% (603) | 36% (831) | 100% (2317) |
Implants | 39% (889) | 39% (902) | 22% (514) | 100% (2305) |
Periodontal therapy – non-surgical | 40% (917) | 37% (859) | 23% (541) | 100% (2317) |
“uncommon” procedures | ||||
Orthodontic treatment | 68% (1565) | 23% (532) | 9% (217) | 100% (2314) |
Periodontal therapy - surgical | 69% (1578) | 26% (601) | 6% (127) | 100% (2306) |
Characteristic of the dentist, practice, or patient population | Non-implant restorative | Esthetic procedures | Extractions | Removable Prosthetics | Endodontic-anteriors/premolars | Endodontic- molars | Implants | Periodontal-non-surgical | Orthodontic | Periodontal-surgical |
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Dentist gender | Males do more | Males do more | Males do more | Males do more | Males do more | Males do more | ||||
Dentist age in years | Older dentists do less | Older dentists do more | ||||||||
Dentist Hispanic/Latino ethnicity | ||||||||||
Dentist race | Minority dentists do more | Minority dentists do less | Minority dentists do more | |||||||
Year of graduation from dental school | Less-recent graduates do less | Less-recent graduates do more | ||||||||
Training after dental school… | ||||||||||
No formal training program | No training, do less | No training, do less | No training, do less | |||||||
Completed an AEGD program | ||||||||||
Completed a GPR program | ||||||||||
I am a FAGD | FAGD do more | FAGD do more | FAGD do more | FAGD do more | FAGD do more | |||||
Completed MAGD | MAGD do more | MAGD do more | ||||||||
Completed some other training program | Other training, do more | Other training, do more | Other training, do more | |||||||
Member of… | ||||||||||
American Dental Association | ADA members do more | |||||||||
Academy of General Dentistry | AGD members do more | AGD members do more | AGD members do more | |||||||
Hours in practice in patient contact b | FT do more | FT do more | FT do more | FT do more | FT do more | FT do more | FT do more | FT do more | FT do more | |
Number of different locations at which you see patients | More locations, do less | More locations, do less | More locations, do more | |||||||
Practice location | Inner city and rural do more | Inner city and rural do more | Non-inner city and suburban do more | |||||||
Type of main practice (full) | Non-academic, do more | Public funded or HMO do less | Non-academic do more | Public funded do less | Public funded do less | Public funded do less | Private and academic do more | Private do more | ||
Type of main practice (private) | Private do more | Private do more | Private do less | Private do more | Private do more | Private do more | Private do more | Private do more | ||
Whether your practice has at the same location a … | ||||||||||
Not applicable (only GDs at this location) | If only GD there, do more | If only GD there, do more | If only GD there, do more | If only GD there, do more | If only GD there, do more | |||||
Endodontist | If endo there, do less | If endo there, do less | If endo there, do less | If endo there, do less | ||||||
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon | If oral surg there, do less | If oral surg there, do less | If oral surg there, do less remov | If oral surg there, do less endo | If oral surg there, do less | |||||
Orthodontist | If ortho here, do less perio | If ortho here, do less ortho | ||||||||
Pediatric dentist | If pediatric there, do less | If pediatric there, do less | If pediatric there, do less | If pediatric there, do less | ||||||
Periodontist | If perio there, do less | |||||||||
Prosthodontist | If pros there, do less | |||||||||
Other | If Other there, do less | If Other there, do less | If Other there, do less | If Other there, do less | If Other there, do less | |||||
How long a patient has to wait … | ||||||||||
for a new patient exam appt. | Less wait, do more | Less wait, do more | Less wait, do more | Less wait, do more | ||||||
for a treatment procedure appt. | Less wait, do more | Less wait, do more | Less wait, do more | |||||||
in the waiting room | Less wait, do more | Less wait, do more | Less wait, do more | |||||||
Percentage of patients who are… | ||||||||||
1-18 years old | Younger patients, do less | Younger patients, do less | Younger patients, do less | |||||||
19-44 years old | ||||||||||
45-64 years old | Older patients, do more | Older patients, do more | Older patients, do more | |||||||
65 or older | Older patients, do more | Older patients, do more | ||||||||
Percentage Hispanic patients | More Hispanic, do less | More Hispanic, do less | More Hispanic, do more | More Hispanic, do less | More Hispanic, do more | |||||
Percentage of patients whose race is… | ||||||||||
White/Caucasian | More white, do more | More white, do less | More white, do more | More White, do less | ||||||
Black/African-American | More Black/AA, do more | More Black/AA, do less | ||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | ||||||||||
Asian | ||||||||||
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||||||||
Other | More Other, do less | More Other, do less | More Other, do less | |||||||
Percentage of patients who are… | ||||||||||
Covered by a private insurance program | More pvt ins, do more | More pvt ins, do more | More pvt ins, do more | More pvt ins, do more | ||||||
Covered by a public program | More public ins, do less | More pub ins, do less | ||||||||
Not covered by any third party and pays out of pocket | More out-of-pocket, do more | More out-of-pocket, do less | More out-of-pocket, do more | More out-of-pocket, do more | More out-of-pocket, do more | More out-of-pocket, do more | ||||
Receiving free care or substantially reduced fees courtesy of this practice | More free care, do less | More free care, do less | More free care, do less | |||||||
Percent of patients who come… | ||||||||||
For one visit only | More 1 visitors, do less | More 1 visitors, do less | More 1 visitors, do less | |||||||
Occasionally only when they have an emergency or specific problem | More occ visitors, do less | More occ visitors, do less | ||||||||
Irregularly whether or not they have a problem | More irreg., do more | |||||||||
Regularly as recommended or whether or not they have a problem | More regular visitors, do more | More regular visitors, do more | More regular visitors, do more |