title: Canadian orthodontist Internet user profile.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Neal G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Yacyshyn
authors.forename: Herbert C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Northcott
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nebbe
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flores-Mir
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Major
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires