Does your primary work setting have a standardized periodontal treatment protocol? |
384 total votes |
|
69% |
Yes |
|
31% |
No |
|
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If you don’t have a perio program, how do you handle these cases? |
244 total votes |
|
56% |
Referral to a specialist |
|
2% |
We don’t see periodontal disease in our population |
|
42% |
We’re in the process of developing a protocol |
|
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How often do you do a complete probing and charting of your patients? |
244 total votes |
|
30% |
At every DH visit |
|
58% |
Once a year |
|
11% |
Sometimes |
|
1% |
Never |
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Who in your primary work setting does the majority of the periodontal charting? |
242 total votes |
|
93% |
RDH |
|
1% |
DDS/DMD |
|
6% |
Both RDH and DDS/DMD equally |
|
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What is the biggest issue preventing your patients from accepting periodontal treatment in your practice? |
239 total votes |
|
57% |
Lack of insurance coverage |
|
22% |
Lack of patient understanding of the value of the treatment |
|
8% |
Lack of staff support for periodontal treatment |
|
13% |
Other |
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In your primary practice, are non-surgical therapy visits scheduled for |
236 total votes |
|
40% |
Quadrants |
|
43% |
Half mouth |
|
8% |
Full mouth |
|
0% |
Sextants |
|
9% |
Gross Scale/Fine Scale |
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In your primary practice, is the non-surgical therapy accomplished with |
235 total votes |
|
1% |
Hand instruments only |
|
0% |
Power scalers only |
|
87% |
Primarily power scalers followed by hand instruments |
|
12% |
Primarily hand instruments, with some use of a power scaler |
|
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Do you use a locally applied antimicrobial (LAA) system? |
232 total votes |
|
63% |
Yes |
|
37% |
No |
|
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Are you pleased with the results you get from your LAA system? |
186 total votes |
|
42% |
Yes, very satisfied |
|
48% |
Somewhat satisfied |
|
10% |
Not satisfied |
|
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What is the average gain in clinical attachment seen in your patients? |
183 total votes |
|
4% |
0.4 mm or less |
|
9% |
0.5 mm |
|
38% |
1.0 mm |
|
31% |
1.5 mm |
|
17% |
2.0 mm |
|
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What system or systems are you currently using? |
182 total votes |
|
65% |
Arestin |
|
4% |
PerioChip |
|
1% |
Atridox |
|
7% |
More than one of the above |
|
8% |
Something else |
|
15% |
No LAA used |
|
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Which is your locally administered antibiotic (LAA) product of choice? |
182 total votes |
|
67% |
Arestin |
|
3% |
PerioChip |
|
4% |
Atridox |
|
4% |
More than one of the above |
|
6% |
Something else |
|
15% |
No LAA used |
|
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At what probing depth do you place an LAA? |
163 total votes |
|
3% |
4 mm probing depth |
|
52% |
5 mm probing depth |
|
37% |
6 mm probing depth |
|
8% |
7 mm + probing depth |
|
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Who decides which LAA is used in the office? |
161 total votes |
|
34% |
RDH |
|
19% |
DDS/DMD |
|
47% |
RDH and DDS/DMD |
|
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How do you charge for this service? |
159 total votes |
|
60% |
Per Individual Site |
|
16% |
Per Tooth |
|
7% |
Per Quadrant |
|
10% |
Per Unit Dose |
|
7% |
No Additional Charge |
|
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Do you have an option available for patients with an antibiotic allergy? |
159 total votes |
|
24% |
Yes |
|
76% |
No |
|
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When do you place a LAA? |
157 total votes |
|
11% |
At the time of initial instrumentation |
|
32% |
Only for non-responding sites |
|
50% |
Both of the above |
|
6% |
Other |
|
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Do you provide subgingival instrumentation prior to placement? |
157 total votes |
|
4% |
Sometimes |
|
95% |
Always |
|
1% |
Never |
|
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What is your primary work setting? |
157 total votes |
|
90% |
General Practice |
|
9% |
Specialty |
|
1% |
Other |
|
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What is your job title? |
157 total votes |
|
99% |
Dental hygienist |
|
1% |
Dentist |
|
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