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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Do you provide subgingival instrumentation prior to placement? |
157 total votes |
|
| 4% |
| Sometimes |
|
| 95% |
| Always |
|
| 1% |
| Never |
|
|
What is your primary work setting? |
157 total votes |
|
| 90% |
| General Practice |
|
| 9% |
| Specialty |
|
| 1% |
| Other |
|
|
What is your job title? |
157 total votes |
|
| 99% |
| Dental hygienist |
|
| 1% |
| Dentist |
|
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