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Table 2 Provider characteristics

From: De-Implementing Opioids for Dental Extractions (DIODE): a multi-clinic, cluster-randomized trial of clinical decision support strategies in dentistry

 

CDS

(n = 16)

CDS-E

(n = 16)

SP

(n = 17)

Total

(N = 49)

Age, mean (SD)

min–max

46.1 (12.4)

31–63

45.7 (12.0)

29–60

39.6 (8.7)

28–59

43.7 (11.2)

28–63

Gender

 Female

6 (37.5)

8 (50.0)

14 (82.4)

28 (57.1)

 Male

10 (62.5)

8 (50.0)

3 (17.7)

21 (42.9)

Race

 Asian

1 (6.3)

1 (6.3)

3 (17.7)

5 (10.2)

 Black

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.9)

1 (2.0)

 White

11 (68.8)

9 (56.3)

6 (35.3)

26 (53.1)

 Unknown or not reported

4 (25.0)

6 (37.5)

7 (41.2)

17 (34.7)

Provider type

 Dentist, periodontist

14 (87.5)

15 (93.8)

16 (94.2)

45 (91.8)

 Oral surgeon

2 (12.5)

1 (6.3)

1 (5.9)

4 (8.2)

Baseline percentage of extractions with an opioid prescription

 0– < 5

6 (37.5)

7 (43.8)

8 (47.1)

21 (42.9)

 5–14

5 (31.3)

5 (31.3)

5 (29.4)

15 (30.6)

 15–40

3 (18.8)

3 (18.8)

3 (17.7)

9 (18.4)

 > 40

2 (12.5)

1 (6.3)

1 (5.9)

4 (8.2)

  1. CDS, clinical decision support; CDS-E, clinical decision support with patient education; SP, standard practice. Age is known for 48 of 49 providers. N (%) reported unless otherwise specified