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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Do you routinely use nitrous oxide? |
394 total votes |
|
| 30% |
| Yes |
|
| 70% |
| No |
|
|