title: Types of Canadian dentists who are more likely to provide dental implant treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We designed to determine the variables that influence the adoption rate of implant technology amongst Canadian dentists.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this cross-sectional study, an anonymous survey questionnaire was sent to all licensed Canadian dentists, both general practitioners and specialists. A 3-part questionnaire accompanied by a postage prepaid envelope was sent to all licensed Canadian dentists. No second mailing was performed. The plan was to measure the effects of age, gender, language, type of specialties, ownership, association with other dentists, and the location of practice on the adoption of dental implant technology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The multivariate regression analyses indicate that the dentists' gender, province of practice, specialty, and whether they practice alone or in association with other practitioners are significant factors associated with the adoption of implant technology in providing both surgical and prosthetic aspects of implant therapy. Female dentists provided significantly less implant prostheses than their male counterparts (OR: 1.75, P < 0.05). Canadian dentists in Atlantic regions were significantly less likely than those in other provinces to surgically place an implant or restore implant prostheses (OR: 0.34, OR: 0.30). In addition, those dentists who owned their practices were 2.35 (P < 0.05) times more likely to provide implant prostheses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides an evidence that the rate of adoption of implant technology among Canadian dentists depends mainly on practitioners' age, practice ownership, and their specialties.
authors.affiliation: Oral Health and Society Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. shahrokh.esfandiari@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Shahrokh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esfandiari
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Majdzadeh
authors.forename: Jocelyne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002170:Canada; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003815:Dentists / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011365:Professional Practice Location / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants