Are you licensed to provide local anesthesia? |
881 total votes |
|
47% |
Yes |
|
53% |
No |
|
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How often do you provide local anesthesia in your practice? |
361 total votes |
|
34% |
Daily |
|
42% |
Weekly |
|
24% |
Only rarely |
|
0% |
Never |
|
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Do you routinely provide anesthesia for the doctor’s patients? |
376 total votes |
|
32% |
Yes |
|
68% |
No |
|
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What factor is most important when purchasing anesthetic products? |
366 total votes |
|
2% |
Price |
|
45% |
Reliable brand |
|
54% |
What the office traditionally uses |
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When a new anesthetic product enters the market do you: |
360 total votes |
|
3% |
Order the product |
|
49% |
Request samples |
|
15% |
Wait for a sales rep to call or visit |
|
34% |
Take no action |
|
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Which type of syringe do you use primarily? |
362 total votes |
|
85% |
Aspirating syringe with harpoon |
|
15% |
Self-aspirating syringe |
|
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Do you take pre-injection blood pressure? |
368 total votes |
|
21% |
Always |
|
15% |
Most of the time, but not always |
|
27% |
It’s not the office policy, but I do occasionally |
|
36% |
It’s not the office policy |
|
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What type of topical anesthetic do you use prior to injections? |
369 total votes |
|
4% |
Liquid |
|
88% |
Gel |
|
6% |
Cream |
|
1% |
Spray |
|
1% |
Individual, pre-coated, cotton-tip applicators |
|
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Do you get paid extra for administering local anesthesia? |
365 total votes |
|
4% |
Yes |
|
96% |
No |
|
|
Do you use topical anesthetic in place of injections for instrumentation? |
384 total votes |
|
49% |
Yes |
|
51% |
No |
|
|
If you use topical anesthetic in place of injections, which do you use? |
228 total votes |
|
12% |
Liquid |
|
68% |
Gel |
|
4% |
Cream |
|
5% |
Spray |
|
9% |
Pre-filled syringe with topical anesthetic gel |
|
2% |
Pre-filled syringe with slow release topical anesthetic liquid/gel plus a thermosetting agent |
|
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Do you routinely use nitrous oxide? |
394 total votes |
|
30% |
Yes |
|
70% |
No |
|
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