Does your schedule ever include “bloody prophys?” |
208 total votes |
|
84% |
Yes |
|
16% |
No |
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What do you do when a “prophy” appointment becomes periodontal therapy? |
182 total votes |
|
32% |
Do as much as possible and reschedule |
|
12% |
Push through providing undercover perio therapy |
|
49% |
Begin with a periodontal exam so there are no surprises |
|
7% |
Something else (fill in the blank) |
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Do you work with a clear definition of the difference between health and disease? |
182 total votes |
|
90% |
Yes |
|
10% |
No |
|
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Do you develop a dental hygiene diagnosis and treatment plan? |
181 total votes |
|
77% |
Yes |
|
8% |
No |
|
14% |
I follow the dental treatment plan |
|
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How much time do you have for routine adult dental hygiene visits? |
183 total votes |
|
53% |
60 minutes |
|
16% |
50 minutes |
|
15% |
45 minutes |
|
9% |
40 minutes |
|
5% |
30 minutes |
|
2% |
20 minutes |
|
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When treating periodontal disease most patients are treated with: |
180 total votes |
|
19% |
One quadrant at a time |
|
54% |
Two quadrants at a time |
|
16% |
Full-Mouth at one time |
|
10% |
Something else |
|
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How much time to you usually schedule for each non-surgical periodontal appointment? |
181 total votes |
|
61% |
60 minutes |
|
6% |
75 minutes |
|
24% |
90 minutes |
|
9% |
120 minutes |
|
1% |
more than 120 minutes |
|
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Have you taken advanced clinical courses after graduating from DH? |
178 total votes |
|
54% |
Yes, and it improved my patient care |
|
4% |
Yes, and it was not helpful |
|
4% |
No, not interested |
|
37% |
No, not yet and I am interested in taking a clinical course |
|
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What is your profession? |
180 total votes |
|
95% |
RDH |
|
4% |
DDS/DMD |
|
1% |
Student |
|
1% |
Team Member |
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If you are an RDH, how many years of experience do you have? |
174 total votes |
|
17% |
1-5 years |
|
12% |
6-10 years |
|
7% |
11-15 years |
|
10% |
16-20 years |
|
18% |
21-30 years |
|
36% |
More than 30 years |
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