Dentists’ reports of the percentage of patients who receive the procedure at some time in their practice, overall and by the percentage of patients in the practice who receive individualised caries prevention
| Variable | All* | Individualised caries prevention | Difference† (more preventive−less preventive) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–49%* (less preventive) | 50–100%* (more preventive) | ||||
| Oral hygiene instruction (N=183) | 67.3 (34.8) | 56.4 (36.2) | 85.1 (23.2) | 28.7 (4.9) | p<0.0001 |
| Patient education from written pamphlets (N=183) | 37.3 (38.3) | 28.1 (34.0) | 52.7 (40.3) | 24.6 (5.6) | p<0.0001 |
| Fluoride gels/rinses prescribed or recommended for home use (N=183) | 29.3 (32.5) | 21.8 (27.7) | 41.9 (36.0) | 20.1 (4.7) | p<0.0001 |
| Patient education from videos or slides (N=182) | 21.6 (35.3) | 15.0 (28.9) | 32.4 (41.9) | 17.4 (5.2) | 0.0011 |
| Intraoral photographs taken (N=183) | 30.3 (36.3) | 24.0 (34.1) | 40.8 (37.6) | 16.9 (5.4) | 0.0021 |
| In-office fluoride application (N=183) | 23.3 (26.3) | 17.2 (21.8) | 33.4 (29.9) | 16.2 (3.8) | p<0.0001 |
| Diet counseling (N=183) | 21.4 (27.2) | 16.0 (24.2) | 30.3 (29.6) | 14.4 (4.0) | 0.0004 |
| Oral cancer screening examination (N=182) | 6.1 (21.0) | 4.6 (17.7) | 8.4 (25.6) | 3.8 (3.2) | 0.2364 |
| Blood pressure screening (N=183) | 9.7 (20.9) | 8.6 (19.8) | 11.6 (22.7) | 3.0 (3.2) | 0.3461 |
| At-home whitening (N=183) | 4.6 (12.6) | 3.6 (13.3) | 6.1 (11.3) | 2.5 (1.9) | 0.2035 |
| Intraoral video images taken (N=183) | 3.5 (16.2) | 2.8 (15.6) | 4.7 (17.3) | 1.9 (2.5) | 0.4538 |
| In-office whitening (N=183) | 4.4 (14.5) | 4.3 (16.7) | 4.5 (10.1) | 0.2 (2.2) | 0.9309 |
*Mean (SD).
†Mean (SE).