Characteristics of licensed dentists in Nova Scotia who prescribed opioid analgesics dispensed to children less than 18 years at community pharmacies
| Characteristic | Year; no. (%) of dental prescribers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 n = 111 | 2012/13 n = 117 | 2013/14 n = 121 | 2014/15 n = 93 | 2015/16 n = 101 | 2016/17 n = 97 | 2017/18 n = 72 | |
| Location | |||||||
| Urban | 95 (85.6) | 97 (82.9) | 107 (88.4) | 81 (87.1) | 91 (90.1) | 87 (89.7) | 65 (90.3) |
| Rural | 16 (14.4) | 20 (17.1) | 14 (11.6) | 12 (12.9) | 10 (9.9) | 10 (10.3) | 7 (9.7) |
| Specialty | |||||||
| General dentistry | 86 (77.5) | 90 (76.9) | 96 (79.3) | 67 (72.0) | 76 (75.2) | 73 (75.3) | 46 (63.9) |
| Oral surgery or other specialty | 25 (22.5) | 27 (23.1) | 25 (20.7) | 26 (28.0) | 25 (24.8) | 24 (24.7) | 26 (36.1) |
| 2011/12–2012/13 n = 162 | 2013/14–2014/15 n = 163 | 2015/16–2017/18 n = 170 | |||||
| Year of graduation | |||||||
| 1990 or earlier | 63 | 53 | 54 | ||||
| 1991–1995 | 21 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| 1996–2000 | 19 | 24 | 12 | ||||
| 2001–2005 | 21 | 20 | 15 | ||||
| 2006–2010 | 29 | 24 | 21 | ||||
| 2011–2015 | 9 | 25 | 38 | ||||
| 2016 or later | – | – | 8 | ||||