Table 2

Probability of adoption and rates of preventive dental visits among CME groups



Adoption during first 12 months after enrolment
Adoption through June 2003




CME group*
No. of practices
% of practices providing ≥ 20 preventive dental visits
No. of preventive dental visits per 100 well-child visits (95% CI)
No. of preventive dental visits per 100 well-child visits

A
37
48.6
9.4 (6.1–14.4)
11.6 (8.0–16.8)
B
33
42.4
12.9 (8.7–19.0)
15.2 (10.8–21.4)
C
37
37.8
8.5 (5.6–12.8)
9.9 (6.8–14.4)
All practices
107
43.0
10.0 (7.9–12.0)
12.0 (9.7–14.8)
P-value

0.64
0.32
0.24

* CME (continuing medical education) group A = didactic instruction;

CME group B = didactic instruction plus conference calls;

CME group C = didactic instruction plus conference calls plus in-office support

† P-value is from Chi-square test (2 df)

‡ P-values are from Poisson regression likelihood ratio Chi-square (2 df)

Slade et al. BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:176   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-176