Table 3. The effects of sociodemographic characteristics on patient safety Aygul Yanik et al. The Evaluation of Patient Safety in Oral and Dental Health Centers. American Journal of Public Health Research, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 5, doi: /ajphr © The Author(s) Published by Science and Education Publishing. Socio-demographic characteristicsHospital safetyTeam workSecurity gapSystem qualityAdverse event assessmentManagement assisstance Gender Male3.82± ± ± ± ± ±0.66 Female3.74±0.584± ± ± ± ±0.62 p Status Permanent3.76± ± ± ± ± ±0.64 Contracted3.83± ± ± ±0.763± ±0.63 p Marital status Married3.79±0,644.01± ± ± ± ±0.64 Single3.74±0,63.99± ± ± ±13.73±0.65 p Title Dentist3.68± ± ± ± ± ±0.68 Dental lab technician3.34± ± ± ± ± ±0.58 X-Ray technician4.03± ± ± ± ± ±0.4 Nurse-dental clinic assisstant3.9± ± ± ± ± ±0.63 Secretary-administrative officer3.8± ± ± ± ± ±0.6 p * Age ± ± ± ±0.833± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± and more3.82± ± ± ± ± ±0.7 p Education High school or equivalent3.81± ± ± ± ± ±0.59 Associate degree3.84± ± ± ± ± ±0.65 Bachelor’s degree3.83± ± ± ± ± ±0.62 Master’s degree3.57± ± ± ± ± ±0.68 p Job experience Less than 1 year3.56± ± ± ± ± ± years3.72± ± ± ± ± ± years3.85± ± ± ± ± ± years3.72± ± ± ± ± ± years3.82± ± ± ± ± ± and above3.83± ± ± ±0.613± ±0.61 p Institutional seniority Less than 1 year3.72± ± ± ± ± ± years3.78± ± ± ± ± ±0.62 More than 6 years3.81± ± ± ± ± ±0.67 p Type of employment Constant day shift3.75± ± ± ± ± ±0.66 Day shift and occasional night shifts3.84± ± ± ± ± ±0.64 Day shift and overtime (no night shift)3.6± ± ± ± ± ±0.58 Work shifts3.96± ± ± ± ± ±0.7 Other3.6± ± ± ± ± ±0.44 p *0.028*0.367 Unit Polyclinic3.75± ± ± ± ± ±0.65 Surgery room, Sterilization, Emergency service3.8± ± ± ± ±0.824±0.55 X-Ray4.03± ± ± ± ± ±0.43 Laboratory3.83± ± ± ± ± ±0.57 Administrative units3.81± ± ± ± ± ±0.62 Other3.66± ± ± ± ± ±0.7 p