Do you regularly perform an oral cancer screening on your patients? |
1598 total votes |
|
90% |
Yes |
|
10% |
No |
|
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I expect to see _____ lesions that will require biopsy every month. |
801 total votes |
|
46% |
0 |
|
48% |
1-2 |
|
4% |
3-4 |
|
0% |
5-6 |
|
0% |
7-9 |
|
1% |
10+ |
|
|
My preferred method of biopsy for a red/white lesion, that may be cancer, is: |
803 total votes |
|
29% |
Oral CDx |
|
10% |
Blade biopsy |
|
1% |
ViziLite |
|
58% |
I do not do biopsies in my office, I refer to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon |
|
2% |
I do not do biopsies in my office, I refer to Periodontist |
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On average, I diagnose _____ cases of oral cancer per year. |
800 total votes |
|
60% |
0 |
|
30% |
1 |
|
9% |
2-3 |
|
1% |
4-5 |
|
0% |
6-7 |
|
1% |
8-10+ |
|
|
I have diagnosed _____ cases of oral cancer during my entire career. |
798 total votes |
|
25% |
0 |
|
17% |
1 |
|
33% |
2-3 |
|
13% |
4-5 |
|
5% |
6-7 |
|
4% |
8-10 |
|
4% |
11 or more |
|
|
When I send a biopsy for evaluation, I use: |
793 total votes |
|
13% |
Local pathology lab |
|
21% |
Oral pathologist |
|
19% |
Dental school |
|
47% |
Refer |
|
|
In my practice most of the patients with TMD: |
786 total votes |
|
29% |
Are initially treated with an anterior appliance (NTI, Best-Bite, Kois deprogrammer, etc.) |
|
37% |
Are treated with a full coverage, permissive splint (Universal, Tanner, Pankey/Dawson) |
|
10% |
Are treated with a full coverage, directive splint (LVI orthotic, Gelb, MORA, etc.) |
|
24% |
Are referred to a specialist |
|
|
How many TMD/Facial Pain patients do you treat a month? |
796 total votes |
|
87% |
0-5 |
|
10% |
5-10 |
|
2% |
10-15 |
|
1% |
More than 15 |
|
|
Which of the following factors do you think has the greatest impact on causing TMD? |
787 total votes |
|
59% |
Occlusion /Articulation |
|
27% |
Central Nervous System Etiology |
|
1% |
Bacteria / Infection / Viral |
|
13% |
Other |
|
|
Would you consider your TMD philosophy and/or orientation as? |
781 total votes |
|
18% |
Occlusion /Articulation - directed |
|
10% |
Neuromuscularly - directed |
|
6% |
Musculoskeletaly - directed |
|
64% |
All, or a combination of the above |
|
3% |
Other |
|
|
How many TMD/Facial Pain appliances do you make a month? |
786 total votes |
|
21% |
0 |
|
73% |
1-5 |
|
5% |
6-10 |
|
0% |
11-15 |
|
0% |
More than 15 |
|
|
My primary way to identify patients with TMD is: |
787 total votes |
|
9% |
Questions on medical history form |
|
43% |
Exam at initial appointment |
|
47% |
Based on patient complaints of pain |
|
0% |
With testing equipment |
|
|
When I diagnose TMD, my most effective method of patient education is: |
771 total votes |
|
11% |
A human skull and/or existing dental study-casts |
|
6% |
Photographs and radiographs |
|
9% |
Software |
|
3% |
My own TMD |
|
53% |
Dialogue with or without hand motions |
|
18% |
Books, Diagrams, and Print-outs |
|
|
Which specialist sees the majority of your TMD referrals? |
737 total votes |
|
5% |
Periodontist |
|
46% |
Oral Surgeon |
|
1% |
Pathologist |
|
48% |
TMJ Craniofacial dentist |
|
|
Have you read any of the many ongoing threaded discussions on www.Dentaltown.com Board Category #86 TMD & Occlusion? |
789 total votes |
|
26% |
Yes |
|
74% |
No |
|
|
Do you plan to take any TMD/Facial pain CE courses in the next 12 months? |
789 total votes |
|
25% |
No |
|
31% |
Not very likely |
|
25% |
Likely |
|
7% |
Very likely |
|
12% |
Yes |
|
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