I teach my patients to do an oral cancer self-exam: |
502 total votes |
|
| 26% |
| Yes |
|
| 74% |
| No |
|
|
My oral cancer screening examination is: |
397 total votes |
|
| 10% |
| Visual evaluation only |
|
| 6% |
| Visual and palpation |
|
| 72% |
| Visual, palpation and tongue examination using gauze |
|
| 4% |
| Visual, palpation, tongue examination using gauze and ViziLite |
|
| 8% |
| Done only by the doctor |
|
|
I perform a full head and neck exam: |
394 total votes |
|
| 44% |
| For every patient |
|
| 4% |
| Only for new patients |
|
| 11% |
| Once a year for all patients |
|
| 19% |
| Only occasionally |
|
| 22% |
| Never |
|
|
The area where I most often find lesions is the: |
384 total votes |
|
| 44% |
| Buccal mucosa |
|
| 8% |
| Palate |
|
| 48% |
| Floor of the mouth |
|
| 0% |
| Tongue |
|
| 0% |
| Other |
|
|
During my career as a dental hygienist, I’ve brought to the dentist’s attention _____ cases of oral cancer. |
388 total votes |
|
| 39% |
| 0 |
|
| 21% |
| 1 |
|
| 25% |
| 2 - 3 |
|
| 6% |
| 4 - 6 |
|
| 9% |
| 6 or more |
|
|
In my practice, the doctor does _____ biopsies every month. |
387 total votes |
|
| 68% |
| 0 |
|
| 22% |
| 1 |
|
| 7% |
| 2 - 3 |
|
| 1% |
| 4 - 5 |
|
| 2% |
| 6 or more |
|
|
Our practice uses the following biopsy method most often: |
347 total votes |
|
| 20% |
| OralCDx |
|
| 11% |
| Surgical biopsy |
|
| 61% |
| Biopsies are referred to an oral surgeon |
|
| 1% |
| Biopsies are referred to a periodontist |
|
| 7% |
| Other |
|
|
I take and record blood pressure on: |
391 total votes |
|
| 31% |
| Some of my patients |
|
| 19% |
| All of my patients |
|
| 39% |
| None of my patients |
|
| 7% |
| Only those requesting it |
|
| 4% |
| Only those receiving local anesthesia |
|
|
I take and record pulse rate on: |
391 total votes |
|
| 18% |
| Some of my patients |
|
| 15% |
| All of my patients |
|
| 61% |
| None of my patients |
|
| 3% |
| Only those requesting it |
|
| 3% |
| Only those receiving local anesthesia |
|
|
Do you have a smoking cessation program in your practice? |
393 total votes |
|
| 22% |
| Yes |
|
| 78% |
| No |
|
|