Table 6 Weighted regression results: practice setting and human and intellectual capital in explaining publication preferences (Ordinary Least Squares)

Female dentist

− 0.244*

− 0.215*

− 0.102

− 0.089

− 0.141*

− 0.110

− 0.095

− 0.079

− 0.102

− 0.105

− 0.007

− 0.010

(0.105)

(0.107)

(0.110)

(0.111)

(0.062)

(0.063)

(0.066)

(0.066)

(0.067)

(0.068)

(0.069)

(0.069)

Under-represented minority dentist

− 0.008

− 0.038

− 0.085

− 0.104

− 0.114

− 0.125

− 0.166

−0.169

0.106

0.086

0.081

0.065

(0.154)

(0.155)

(0.152)

(0.153)

(0.088)

(0.088)

(0.086)

(0.086)

(0.097)

(0.099)

(0.100)

(0.101)

Solo practitioner

0.391**

0.296*

0.272*

0.228

0.109

0.051

0.053

0.032

0.282***

0.244**

0.219**

0.196*

(0.124)

(0.131)

(0.127)

(0.132)

(0.074)

(0.078)

(0.076)

(0.079)

(0.077)

(0.081)

(0.079)

(0.083)

Dentist practices full-time

0.253

0.222

0.327

0.294

0.180

0.152

0.175

0.149

0.073

0.070

0.152

0.145

(0.172)

(0.178)

(0.167)

(0.172)

(0.097)

(0.100)

(0.098)

(0.100)

(0.101)

(0.104)

(0.099)

(0.101)

Dentist practices in one office only

0.035

0.082

0.045

0.074

0.046

0.061

0.045

0.050

− 0.011

0.021

− 0.001

0.024

(0.138)

(0.136)

(0.135)

(0.134)

(0.083)

(0.083)

(0.080)

(0.081)

(0.085)

(0.083)

(0.084)

(0.083)

Rural practice

0.578

0.488

0.106

0.071

0.473*

0.416*

(0.342)

(0.360)

(0.179)

(0.191)

(0.196)

(0.198)

Number of complex procedures routinely conducted

0.013

− 0.036

0.050

0.004

− 0.038

− 0.040

(0.070)

(0.072)

(0.042)

(0.044)

(0.044)

(0.045)

Number of standard procedures routinely conducted

0.176***

0.146**

0.077**

0.060*

0.099***

0.087**

(0.047)

(0.046)

(0.027)

(0.027)

(0.029)

(0.029)

Number of patients per week

0.002

0.026

0.014

0.026

− 0.013

0.000

(0.041)

(0.041)

(0.023)

(0.023)

(0.025)

(0.025)

Professional age (years since dental school)

0.016***

0.016***

0.002

0.002

0.014***

0.014***

(0.005)

(0.005)

(0.003)

(0.003)

(0.003)

(0.003)

Advanced training

0.208

0.195

0.368***

0.356***

− 0.160*

− 0.161*

(0.124)

(0.126)

(0.072)

(0.074)

(0.080)

(0.081)

Research experience

0.128

0.114

0.085

0.078

0.043

0.036

(0.113)

(0.113)

(0.065)

(0.065)

(0.071)

(0.071)

PBRN skill motive

0.563***

0.505***

0.257***

0.232***

0.306***

0.273***

(0.112)

(0.114)

(0.066)

(0.067)

(0.070)

(0.070)

Constant

2.328***

1.841***

1.435***

0.976**

1.531***

1.249***

1.214***

0.956***

0.797***

0.593**

0.221

0.019

(0.222)

(0.321)

(0.258)

(0.361)

(0.128)

(0.182)

(0.158)

(0.212)

(0.135)

(0.193)

(0.156)

(0.217)

Observations

1191

1189

1155

1153

1191

1189

1155

1153

1191

1189

1155

1153

R-squared

0.016

0.034

0.059

0.070

0.013

0.026

0.062

0.068

0.013

0.029

0.051

0.062