Do you provide a dental hygiene diagnosis for your patients? |
240 total votes |
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| 83% |
| a. Yes |
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| 17% |
| b. No |
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Do you do a head and neck oral cancer exam? |
205 total votes |
|
| 48% |
| a. Yes, on every patient. |
|
| 14% |
| b. Yes, once a year on my patients. |
|
| 38% |
| c. No, the dentist does the head and neck oral cancer exam. |
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Do you use any oral cancer screening technology? |
74 total votes |
|
| 53% |
| a. Yes, Visilite. |
|
| 14% |
| b. Yes, Velscope. |
|
| 19% |
| c. Yes, CDX. |
|
| 15% |
| d. I use a combination of the above technologies. |
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Do you determine the periodontal needs of the patient? |
211 total votes |
|
| 88% |
| a. Yes, I determine the periodontal needs for the patient. |
|
| 12% |
| b. No, the dentist determines the periodontal needs for the patient. |
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Do you determine the amount of time required for periodontal therapy? |
210 total votes |
|
| 90% |
| a. Yes, I determine the time required. |
|
| 10% |
| b. No, the dentist determines the time required. |
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Do you inform patients if they have periodontal disease? |
209 total votes |
|
| 96% |
| a. Yes, I discuss periodontal disease with patients. |
|
| 4% |
| b. No, the dentist discusses periodontal disease with patients. |
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Do you discuss the periodontal treatment? |
210 total votes |
|
| 94% |
| a. Yes, I discuss this with the patients. |
|
| 6% |
| b. No, the dentist discusses with the patient the treatment I will provide. |
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Do you assign a periodontal case type for your patients? |
209 total votes |
|
| 59% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 41% |
| b. No |
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Does your office use DNA testing of subgingival bacteria? |
208 total votes |
|
| 3% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 82% |
| b. No |
|
| 15% |
| c. I haven't heard of DNA testing. |
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Do you use a sharp explorer to check for caries lesions? |
208 total votes |
|
| 76% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 24% |
| b. No |
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Do you use radiographs to check for bone loss and caries lesions? |
211 total votes |
|
| 99% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 1% |
| b. No |
|
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Do you use the KaVo DIAGNOdent or another piece of technology to check for caries lesions? |
210 total votes |
|
| 38% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 62% |
| b. No |
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Does the dentist ask “What did you find?” after examining a hygiene patient? |
209 total votes |
|
| 83% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 17% |
| b. No |
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What is your profession? |
211 total votes |
|
| 98% |
| a. RDH |
|
| 0% |
| b. DDS/DMD |
|
| 1% |
| c. Student |
|
| 0% |
| d. Team Member |
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What is your practice setting? |
210 total votes |
|
| 89% |
| a. General |
|
| 2% |
| b. Periodontal |
|
| 0% |
| c. Pediatric |
|
| 1% |
| d. Prosthodontic |
|
| 0% |
| e. Orthodontic |
|
| 1% |
| f. Public Health |
|
| 7% |
| g. Other |
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If you are an RDH, how many years of experience do you have? |
205 total votes |
|
| 25% |
| a. 1-5 years |
|
| 16% |
| b. 6-10 years |
|
| 12% |
| c. 11-15 years |
|
| 11% |
| d. 16-20 years |
|
| 22% |
| e. 21-30 years |
|
| 14% |
| f. More than 30 years |
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