What is the most common oral surgery procedure you perform in your practice? |
400 total votes |
|
| 66% |
| a. Non-surgical extraction |
|
| 30% |
| b. Surgical extraction |
|
| 0% |
| c. Frenectomy |
|
| 1% |
| d. Biopsy/excision of lesion |
|
| 1% |
| e. Incision and drainage of abscess |
|
| 3% |
| f. None of the above |
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What percentage of oral surgery cases do you refer to the oral surgeon? |
322 total votes |
|
| 45% |
| a. Less than 10 percent |
|
| 24% |
| b. 11-25 percent |
|
| 13% |
| c. 26-50 percent |
|
| 10% |
| d. 51-75 percent |
|
| 8% |
| e. 76-100 percent |
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What is your primary reason for not referring your patient to an oral surgeon? |
318 total votes |
|
| 5% |
| a. No surgeon in area/surgeon is too far away |
|
| 5% |
| b. It takes too long for patient to get an appointment with surgeon |
|
| 3% |
| c. Surgeon charges too much |
|
| 64% |
| d. I have training in oral surgery and feel comfortable doing the procedure |
|
| 16% |
| e. I want to keep the money in my practice |
|
| 7% |
| f. Other |
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Do you offer any sedation for oral surgery procedures in your office? |
322 total votes |
|
| 27% |
| a. Nitrous oxide analgesia |
|
| 25% |
| b. Oral sedation/N20 |
|
| 7% |
| c. IV conscious sedation |
|
| 3% |
| d. General anesthesia |
|
| 38% |
| e. None |
|
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Do you have an oral surgeon come to your office to perform surgery on your patients? |
318 total votes |
|
| 10% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 90% |
| b. No |
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If you answered “Yes” to #5, how often does the oral surgeon come to your practice? |
37 total votes |
|
| 22% |
| a. Once per month |
|
| 19% |
| b. Two to three times per month |
|
| 22% |
| c. Once per week |
|
| 5% |
| d. Two to three times per week |
|
| 5% |
| e. Daily |
|
| 27% |
| f. Occasionally, when there are an adequate number of patients |
|
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For oral surgical procedures, what type of handpiece do you use? |
307 total votes |
|
| 38% |
| a. Regular dental high speed (air driven) |
|
| 12% |
| b. Regular dental handpiece (electric) |
|
| 32% |
| c. Angled surgical handpiece (air driven) |
|
| 5% |
| d. Angled surgical handpiece (electric) |
|
| 5% |
| e. Straight surgical handpiece (air driven) |
|
| 6% |
| f. Straight surgical handpiece (electric) |
|
| 3% |
| g. Other |
|
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Which of the following is your favorite specialized surgical instrument? |
250 total votes |
|
| 43% |
| a. Periotomes |
|
| 16% |
| b. Proximators |
|
| 18% |
| c. Physics Forceps |
|
| 14% |
| d. Apical Retention Forceps |
|
| 6% |
| e. Piezosurgery unit (with periotome blades) |
|
| 2% |
| f. Power Periotome |
|
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What is your suture material of choice? |
318 total votes |
|
| 47% |
| a. Silk |
|
| 42% |
| b. Gut |
|
| 6% |
| c. Polyester |
|
| 5% |
| d. Other |
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