Canadian orthodontist Internet user profile

Angle Orthod. 2006 Jan;76(1):92-7. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(2006)076[0092:COIUP]2.0.CO;2.

Abstract

An anonymous, self-administered, mail-out survey of Canadian Orthodontists was conducted to evaluate the characteristics of orthodontic Internet use. The response rate was 45.6% (304 of 667). A total of 76.6% of orthodontists reported having Internet access at work, and an additional 12.4% reported having Internet access from a different location. Statistically significant associations between Internet usage and office staff size (P < .001) and years of practice (P = .046) were observed. Offices with larger staffs had greater Internet access. Number of staffs and number of case starts were positively correlated (P < .001, r = 0.498). The odds ratio for having Internet access on the basis of increased case starts from the less than 100 to 300-399 categories was 5.67. Although not statistically significant, there was a trend for greater Internet access by younger practitioners.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Canada
  • Dental Staff / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Internet / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged
  • Odds Ratio
  • Orthodontics / statistics & numerical data*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Surveys and Questionnaires