Internet usage by pediatric dental practices in Connecticut
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S M Hashim Nainar1, Deborah A Redford-Badwal
1Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to determine Internet usage by pediatric dental practices in Connecticut.
Methods:
A seven-item anonymous survey was mailed to all the 64 pediatric dentists in private practice in Connecticut. Each survey form was mailed along with a stamped and pre-addressed return envelope. Frequency distribution analyses and chi-square tests were performed.
Results:
The survey had a response rate of 73%. More than three-fourths of the pediatric dental practices were connected to the Internet. Seventy-two percent of the practices submitted third-party claims electronically. Almost all of the respondents did not use email to communicate with patients or to discuss individual patient issues with other health care providers. Only two-fifths of the practices had a World Wide Web site.
Conclusions:
Most of the pediatric dental practices in Connecticut were connected to the Internet. Electronic third-party claims submission was the predominant Internet service used by these practices.