TY - JOUR
T1 - What's in a dental practice-based research network? characteristics of Northwest PRECEDENT dentists, their patients and office visits
AU - Derouen, Timothy A.
AU - Cunha-Cruz, Joana
AU - Hilton, Thomas J.
AU - Ferracane, Jack
AU - Berg, Joel
AU - Zhou, Lingmel
AU - Rothen, Marilynn
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors received support from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research via grants DE016750 and DE016752.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Objectives. The authors conducted a study to describe the general dentists, practices, patients and patient care patterns of the dental practice-based research network (PBRN) Northwest Practice-based REsearch Collaborative in Evidence-based DENTistry (PRECEDENT). Methods. Northwest PRECEDENT is a dental PBRN of general and pediatric dentists and orthodontists from five U.S. states in the Northwest: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The authors collected data from general dentists in Northwest PRECEDENT (n = 101) regarding the diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases in a survey with a systematic random sample of patients (N = 1,943) visiting their practices. They also obtained demographic data from the general dentists and their patients. Results. The authors found that 50 percent of the general dentists were 51 to 60 years of age, 14 percent were female and 76 percent were nonHispanic white. More than one-half (55 percent) of the dentists had practiced dentistry for more than 20 years, 83 percent had private solo practices and 32 percent practiced in rural community settings. The majority (71 percent) of patients visiting the dental practices was in the age range of 18 to 64 years, 55 percent were female and 84 percent were non-Hispanic white. In terms of reasons for seeking dental care, 52 percent of patients overall visited the dentist for oral examinations, checkups, prophylaxis or cariespreventive treatment. In the preceding year, 85 percent of the patients had received prophylaxis, 49 percent restorative treatments, 34 percent cariespreventive treatments and 10 percent endodontic treatments. Conclusions. Northwest PRECEDENT general dentists are dispersed geographically and are racially and ethnically diverse, owing in part to efforts by network administrators and coordinators to enroll minority dentists and those who practice in rural areas. Estimates of characteristics of dentists and patients in Northwest PRECEDENT will be valuable in planning future studies of oral diseases and treatments.
AB - Objectives. The authors conducted a study to describe the general dentists, practices, patients and patient care patterns of the dental practice-based research network (PBRN) Northwest Practice-based REsearch Collaborative in Evidence-based DENTistry (PRECEDENT). Methods. Northwest PRECEDENT is a dental PBRN of general and pediatric dentists and orthodontists from five U.S. states in the Northwest: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The authors collected data from general dentists in Northwest PRECEDENT (n = 101) regarding the diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases in a survey with a systematic random sample of patients (N = 1,943) visiting their practices. They also obtained demographic data from the general dentists and their patients. Results. The authors found that 50 percent of the general dentists were 51 to 60 years of age, 14 percent were female and 76 percent were nonHispanic white. More than one-half (55 percent) of the dentists had practiced dentistry for more than 20 years, 83 percent had private solo practices and 32 percent practiced in rural community settings. The majority (71 percent) of patients visiting the dental practices was in the age range of 18 to 64 years, 55 percent were female and 84 percent were non-Hispanic white. In terms of reasons for seeking dental care, 52 percent of patients overall visited the dentist for oral examinations, checkups, prophylaxis or cariespreventive treatment. In the preceding year, 85 percent of the patients had received prophylaxis, 49 percent restorative treatments, 34 percent cariespreventive treatments and 10 percent endodontic treatments. Conclusions. Northwest PRECEDENT general dentists are dispersed geographically and are racially and ethnically diverse, owing in part to efforts by network administrators and coordinators to enroll minority dentists and those who practice in rural areas. Estimates of characteristics of dentists and patients in Northwest PRECEDENT will be valuable in planning future studies of oral diseases and treatments.
KW - Dental private practice
KW - Dentists
KW - Office visits
KW - Research
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U2 - 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0289
DO - 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0289
M3 - Article
C2 - 20592411
AN - SCOPUS:77954941405
SN - 0002-8177
VL - 141
SP - 889
EP - 899
JO - Journal of the American Dental Association
JF - Journal of the American Dental Association
IS - 7
ER -