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- Table 1.
Numbers and Rates of Fluoride Varnish (FV) Application During Well-Child Exams by Year at a Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center1,2
Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total Number of FV Applications 13 110 222 280 Family Medicine Clinics 3 13 54 39 Pediatric Clinics 10 97 168 241 Total Number of Well-Child Exams 13,692 14,243 13,613 14,776 Family Medicine Clinics 3,211 3,266 2,934 3,205 Pediatric Clinics 10,481 10,977 10,679 11,571 Rate FV applications during well-child exams 0.09% 0.77% 1.63% 1.89% Family Medicine Clinics 0.09% 0.40% 1.84% 1.22% Pediatric Clinics 0.10% 0.88% 1.57% 2.08% - Table 2.
Bivariate Analyses and Multivariable Analysis of Factors Associated and Not Associated with Fluoride Varnish (FV) Application During Well-Child Exams (n = 788)
Factor Fluoride Varnish Application Bivariate Analyses Multivariable Analysis Yes No P-value Odds Ratio (CI) P-value n (row%) n (row%) Sex 0.1991 Female (n = 376) 179 (47.6) 197 (52.4) Male (n = 412) 215 (52.2) 197 (47.8) Race and ethnicity <0.001)1 <0.001 White (n = 428) 169 (39.5) 259 (60.5) Reference Asian (32) 9 (28.1) 23 (71.9) 0.532 (0.237, 1.198) 0.128 Black (n = 141) 92 (65.2) 49 (34.8) 1.632 (1.021, 2.609) 0.041 Hispanic (n = 132) 91 (68.9) 41 (31.1) 2.321 (1.477, 3.647) <0.001 Others (n = 55) 33 (60.0) 22 (40.0) 1.908 (1.057, 3.443) 0.032 Type of provider2 <0.0013 ARNP/PA (n = 20) 0 (0.0) 20 (100.0) MD (n = 768) 394 (51.3) 374 (48.7) Insurance type <0.0011 <0.001 Private (n = 453) 172 (38.0) 281 (62.0) Reference – Medicaid/none (n = 335) 222 (66.3) 113 (33.7) 2.34 (1.63, 3.34) <0.001
