Table 1 |
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Demographic and Practice Characteristics of Responding Pediatric Dentists |
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Characteristic |
% |
N |
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Age (years) (N = 858) |
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≤ 39 |
31 |
264 |
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40–49 |
32 |
277 |
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≥ 50 |
37 |
317 |
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Gender (N = 872) |
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Male |
75 |
651 |
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Female |
25 |
221 |
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Ethnic Group (N = 868) |
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White |
86 |
750 |
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Asian/Pacific Islander |
6 |
51 |
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Latino |
3 |
30 |
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African American |
2 |
17 |
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Other |
2 |
16 |
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Native American |
1 |
4 |
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Dental School Graduation Year (N = 862) |
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Prior to 1975 |
35 |
304 |
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1975–1985 |
34 |
294 |
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After 1985 |
31 |
264 |
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Type of Practice (N = 440) |
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Solo |
53 |
233 |
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Group |
43 |
191 |
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Other |
4 |
16 |
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Setting of Practice (N = 815) |
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Private |
89 |
724 |
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Other* |
11 |
91 |
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Location of Practice (N = 865) |
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Urban (pop. ≥ 300,000) |
44 |
376 |
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Suburban (> 2,500 but < 300,000) |
55 |
477 |
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Rural (≤ 2,500) |
1 |
12 |
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Number of Days Worked per Week (N = 799) |
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1 – 3 |
16 |
129 |
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4 |
44 |
353 |
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5 |
37 |
292 |
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6 |
3 |
25 |
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Number of Adolescent† Patients per Day (N = 850) |
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< 10 |
48 |
408 |
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10–20 |
42 |
353 |
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21–30 |
7 |
62 |
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31–40 |
2 |
17 |
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> 40 |
1 |
10 |
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* Other practice setting included 6% (46) academic, 3% (20) hospital, 1% (10) military, and 1% (10) public health. † adolescents were defined as 11–17 years old |
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Gansky et al. BMC Oral Health 2007 7:13 doi:10.1186/1472-6831-7-13 |
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