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Table 2 Probability of adoption and rates of preventive dental visits among CME groups

From: Training pediatric health care providers in prevention of dental decay: results from a randomized controlled trial

  

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

  1. * CME (continuing medical education) group A = didactic instruction;
  2. CME group B = didactic instruction plus conference calls;
  3. CME group C = didactic instruction plus conference calls plus in-office support
  4. † P-value is from Chi-square test (2 df)
  5. ‡ P-values are from Poisson regression likelihood ratio Chi-square (2 df)