Table 1 Descriptive analysis and chi-square test to assess the association between the variables and the completion of all specialized periodontics procedures at the CEO, 2018, Brazil

Oral Health Coverage

< 57%

161

30.8

361

69.2

0.264

>= 57%

144

27.7

376

72.3

CEO Type

I

108

25.8

310

74.2

0.014

II

144

29.5

344

70.5

III

53

39.0

83

61.0

Prophylaxis devices with bicarbonate jet

None

10

15.6

54

84.4

0.001

One

107

22.7

364

77.3

More than one

188

37.1

319

62.9

Gracey curettes

Yes

297

29.8

700

70.2

0.083

No

8

17.8

37

82.2

CEO has a manager who works exclusively in management

Yes

136

33.7

267

66.3

0.020

No

No Manager

160

10

27.1

20.8

431

38

72.9

79.2

The manager has a background in Public Health/Public Management

No manager

9

18.8

39

81.3

Yes

137

34.1

265

65.9

0.015

No

159

26.9

433

73.1

Percentage of periodontal professionals with specialization

68.2 (\( \pm \)43.5)

55.9

(\( \pm \)47.5)

Sum of the weekly working hours of the periodontist dentist

31.6

(\( \pm \)20.7)

31.4

(\( \pm \)28.2)

Number of dentists practicing in the specialty of periodontics

1.5

(\( \pm \)0.9)

1.3

(\( \pm \)0.8)