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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