Do you use power scalers exclusively on routine dental hygiene visits? |
291 total votes |
|
| 21% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 79% |
| b. No |
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Have you ever purchased your own power scaler? |
266 total votes |
|
| 12% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 88% |
| b. No |
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How long have you been in practice? |
266 total votes |
|
| 21% |
| a. Less than five years |
|
| 13% |
| b. Five to nine years |
|
| 24% |
| c. 10-19 years |
|
| 42% |
| d. More than 20 years |
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How many years have you been using power scalers? |
265 total votes |
|
| 21% |
| a. Less than five years |
|
| 16% |
| b. Five to nine years |
|
| 29% |
| c. 10-19 years |
|
| 34% |
| d. More than 20 years |
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Which do you use more? |
258 total votes |
|
| 34% |
| a. Power scalers |
|
| 66% |
| b. Hand instruments |
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Do you use high volume evacuation when power scaling? |
264 total votes |
|
| 8% |
| a. Always |
|
| 60% |
| b. Never |
|
| 32% |
| c. Sometimes |
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Do you use an antimicrobial in the power scaler lavage? |
262 total votes |
|
| 5% |
| a. Always |
|
| 58% |
| b. Never |
|
| 37% |
| c. Sometimes |
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Which type of power scaler do you prefer? |
264 total votes |
|
| 5% |
| a. Sonic scaler (e.g. Star Titan, KaVo SONICFlex) |
|
| 7% |
| b. Autotune magnetostrictive ultrasonic (e.g. USI) |
|
| 70% |
| c. Manual tune magnetostrictive (e.g. Cavitron, Parkell) |
|
| 18% |
| d. Piezoelectric ultrasonic (e.g. Satalec, EMS, Vista, ProDentec Pro-Select) |
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How often do you replace power scaler tips/inserts? |
263 total votes |
|
| 1% |
| a. 0-3 months |
|
| 13% |
| b. 4-6 months |
|
| 50% |
| c. 7-12 months |
|
| 37% |
| d. When they break |
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Who decides power scaler purchases for your office? |
265 total votes |
|
| 29% |
| a. RDH |
|
| 20% |
| b. DDS |
|
| 43% |
| c. RDH and DDS/DMD |
|
| 7% |
| d. Purchasing/supply manager |
|
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Do you use metal power scaler tips on implants? |
264 total votes |
|
| 5% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 95% |
| b. No |
|
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Do you use sonic scaler plastic prophy tips on implants, veneers and sensitive root areas? |
262 total votes |
|
| 22% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 51% |
| b. No |
|
| 27% |
| c. Unaware of plastic tips |
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Which power scaler do you prefer? |
252 total votes |
|
| 71% |
| a. Dentsply Cavitron |
|
| 2% |
| j. Star Titan Sonic Scaler |
|
| 1% |
| k. USI |
|
| 1% |
| b. Vista Piezoelectric Model |
|
| 5% |
| c. EMS Piezoelectric Model |
|
| 0% |
| d. KaVo SONICFlex |
|
| 0% |
| e. Odontoson-M |
|
| 7% |
| f. Parkell Magnetostrictive Model |
|
| 1% |
| g. Parkell Piezoelectric Model |
|
| 11% |
| h. ProDentec Pro-Select |
|
| 0% |
| i. Satalec Peizoelectric Model |
|
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Which curettes do you prefer? |
264 total votes |
|
| 44% |
| a. Graceys |
|
| 51% |
| b. Universals |
|
| 6% |
| c. Something else |
|
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Which do you use more? |
262 total votes |
|
| 46% |
| a. Curettes |
|
| 54% |
| b. Scalers |
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How many instruments do you have in a typical set-up? |
265 total votes |
|
| 17% |
| a. Less than five |
|
| 67% |
| b. Five to seven |
|
| 15% |
| c. Eight to 10 |
|
| 1% |
| d. More than 10 |
|
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As a dental hygiene student, did you try different handle sizes? |
261 total votes |
|
| 36% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 64% |
| b. No |
|
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As a dental hygiene student, did you try different brands of instruments? |
263 total votes |
|
| 32% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 68% |
| b. No |
|
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Do you use cassettes for your instruments? |
264 total votes |
|
| 33% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 67% |
| b. No |
|
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