Parent Attitudes regarding Orthodontists’ Role as Potential Administrators of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccines

Table 2

Parent comfort level with orthodontists as HPV vaccinators (N = 275).

Role of orthodontists	Level of parents’ comfort
	Very uncomfortable		Somewhat uncomfortable		Neither uncomfortable nor comfortable		Somewhat comfortable		Very comfortable
	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Child’s orthodontist administering the HPV vaccine to the child	38	(13.8)	50	(18.2)	43	(15.6)	52	(18.9)	92	(33.5)
	Uncomfortable: n = 88, (32.0)						Comfortable: n = 144, (52.4)