Do you teach your patients how to do an oral cancer self-exam? |
386 total votes |
|
19% |
a. Yes |
|
81% |
b. No |
|
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What is your oral cancer screening examination? |
332 total votes |
|
12% |
a. Visual evaluation only |
|
5% |
b. Visual and palpation |
|
67% |
c. Visual, palpation and tongue examination using gauze |
|
16% |
d. Done only by the doctor |
|
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How often do you perform a full head and neck exam? |
332 total votes |
|
41% |
a. For every patient |
|
7% |
b. Only for new patients |
|
14% |
c. Once a year for all patients |
|
19% |
d. Only occasionally |
|
19% |
e. Never |
|
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What area do you most often find lesions? |
328 total votes |
|
52% |
a. Buccal mucosa |
|
8% |
b. Palate |
|
11% |
c. Floor of the mouth |
|
25% |
d. Tongue |
|
4% |
e. Other |
|
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During my career as a dental hygienist, how many cases of oral cancer have you brought to the dentist's attention? |
330 total votes |
|
43% |
a. None |
|
20% |
b. One |
|
22% |
c. Two to three |
|
9% |
d. Four to six |
|
6% |
e. More than six |
|
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How often do you take and record blood pressure on your patients? |
332 total votes |
|
28% |
a. Some of my patients |
|
24% |
b. All of my patients |
|
37% |
c. None of my patients |
|
6% |
d. Only those requesting it |
|
5% |
e. Only those receiving local anesthesia |
|
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How often do you take and record pulse rates on your patients? |
329 total votes |
|
18% |
a. Some of my patients |
|
18% |
b. All of my patients |
|
57% |
c. None of my patients |
|
3% |
d. Only those requesting it |
|
4% |
e. Only those receiving local anesthesia |
|
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Do you use an established smoking cessation program? |
332 total votes |
|
23% |
a. Yes |
|
77% |
b. No |
|
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How long have been an RDH? |
332 total votes |
|
24% |
a. One to five years |
|
10% |
b. Six to 10 years |
|
13% |
c. 11 to 15 years |
|
53% |
d. More than 16 years |
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