Do you use any available tests/screening devices for the detection of oral cancer? |
627 total votes |
|
| 31% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 69% |
| b. No, visual exam only |
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How many cases of oral cancer have you discovered in your career? |
477 total votes |
|
| 32% |
| a. None, I'm still looking |
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| 48% |
| b. One to three |
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| 11% |
| c. Four to six |
|
| 9% |
| d. More than seven |
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How many years have you been a dentist?
|
475 total votes |
|
| 23% |
| a. One to five years |
|
| 17% |
| b. Six to 10 years |
|
| 11% |
| c. 11 to 15 years |
|
| 48% |
| d. More than 16 years |
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Which of the following items do you believe has the best chance for improving our record of early diagnosis? |
454 total votes |
|
| 13% |
| a. Oral CDx |
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| 17% |
| b. Vizilite Plus |
|
| 18% |
| c. Velscope |
|
| 53% |
| d. Visual Exam and referral for scalpel biopsy |
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Do you perform biopsies in your office? |
474 total votes |
|
| 31% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 69% |
| b. No |
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How many wisdom tooth extractions have you performed in the last six months? |
475 total votes |
|
| 35% |
| a. None, I refer to an oral surgeon |
|
| 35% |
| b. One to 10 |
|
| 14% |
| c. 11 to 20 |
|
| 16% |
| d. More than 21 |
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How often do you place bone grafting material in fresh extraction sockets? |
470 total votes |
|
| 66% |
| a. Never |
|
| 24% |
| b. One to 20 percent of cases |
|
| 5% |
| c. 21 to 40 percent of cases |
|
| 5% |
| d. Over 41 percent of cases |
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Do you extract primary and/or permanent teeth for the orthodontist? |
471 total votes |
|
| 87% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 13% |
| b. No |
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Which of the following are you most likely to do in the next 12 months? |
433 total votes |
|
| 20% |
| Purchase a soft tissue laser |
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| 42% |
| b. Attend a hands-on Implant Course |
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| 16% |
| c. Place mini implants |
|
| 23% |
| d. Send a patient for a Cone Beam CT |
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Have you ever had a medical emergency in the office that required a call to 911? |
478 total votes |
|
| 36% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 64% |
| b. No |
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