Which ultrasonic device do you and/or your hygienist use? |
515 total votes |
|
| 54% |
| Piezo ultrasonic |
|
| 46% |
| Magneto Restrictive ultrasonic |
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The hygiene area of my practice is: |
260 total votes |
|
| 13% |
| Very profitable |
|
| 11% |
| Slightly profitable |
|
| 31% |
| Break-even |
|
| 33% |
| Slightly unprofitable |
|
| 12% |
| Very unprofitable |
|
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Approximately how many treatment hours do you schedule a hygienist in your office per week? |
292 total votes |
|
| 12% |
| Zero, I do not have a hygienist |
|
| 10% |
| 8 - 16 |
|
| 28% |
| 17 - 32 |
|
| 29% |
| 33 - 48 |
|
| 11% |
| 49 - 64 |
|
| 6% |
| 65 - 80 |
|
| 5% |
| 81 or more |
|
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Approximately how many total treatment hours is a dentist scheduled for non-hygiene procedures per week? (Including all doctors in the practice) |
284 total votes |
|
| 35% |
| 17 - 32 |
|
| 48% |
| 33 - 48 |
|
| 8% |
| 49 - 64 |
|
| 4% |
| 65 - 80 |
|
| 4% |
| 81 or more |
|
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Do you have a Soft Tissue Program in place? |
283 total votes |
|
| 66% |
| Yes |
|
| 34% |
| No |
|
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Do you utilize an assistant for assisted (accelerated) hygiene? |
286 total votes |
|
| 23% |
| Yes |
|
| 77% |
| No |
|
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Do you have a front office receptionist who does hygiene coordination and scheduling as a full-time job? |
285 total votes |
|
| 25% |
| Yes |
|
| 75% |
| No |
|
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What % of your practice is on active recall? |
284 total votes |
|
| 11% |
| Less than 25% |
|
| 24% |
| 26 - 50% |
|
| 36% |
| 51 - 75% |
|
| 29% |
| 76% or greater |
|
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What % of your new patients do you diagnose with the need for scaling and root planning? |
286 total votes |
|
| 16% |
| 1 - 10% |
|
| 29% |
| 11 - 20% |
|
| 26% |
| 21 - 30% |
|
| 13% |
| 31 - 40% |
|
| 17% |
| 41% or more |
|
|
What percentage of your patient base has some form of periodontal disease? |
287 total votes |
|
| 3% |
| 1 - 10% |
|
| 14% |
| 11 - 20% |
|
| 19% |
| 21 - 30% |
|
| 17% |
| 31 - 40% |
|
| 18% |
| 41 -50% |
|
| 29% |
| 51% or more |
|
|
Do you use lasers to treat perio? |
289 total votes |
|
| 11% |
| Yes |
|
| 89% |
| No |
|
|
If you are not using a laser what is prohibiting you from adding lasers to your periodontal program? |
259 total votes |
|
| 46% |
| High cost |
|
| 17% |
| Lack of peer-reviewed evidence |
|
| 19% |
| No need |
|
| 19% |
| Lack of education about perio and lasers |
|
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How important is it for you to get a patient’s periodontal condition stable before treating their restorative needs? |
288 total votes |
|
| 18% |
| I always get perio stable first. |
|
| 60% |
| I almost always get perio stable first. |
|
| 15% |
| I sometimes get perio stable first. |
|
| 5% |
| I seldom get perio stable first. |
|
| 1% |
| I do the restorative first so the patient has an investment to take care of. |
|
| 2% |
| I let the patient decide what they want first. |
|
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How do you and your hygiene department manage the periodontal disease of your patients? |
282 total votes |
|
| 9% |
| My hygienist does the diagnosis and treatment. |
|
| 37% |
| I diagnose it and my hygienist treats it. |
|
| 13% |
| We use ProDentec STM program. |
|
| 26% |
| We have created our own periodontal program. |
|
| 8% |
| We do not have a specific periodontal program |
|
| 6% |
| We refer it to a specialist. |
|
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How often do you do full mouth 6 point probing and charting on your new patients? |
285 total votes |
|
| 2% |
| Never |
|
| 9% |
| Seldom |
|
| 24% |
| Sometimes |
|
| 65% |
| Always |
|
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How often do you do PSC screening on your patients? |
284 total votes |
|
| 37% |
| Never |
|
| 15% |
| Seldom |
|
| 17% |
| Sometimes |
|
| 31% |
| Always |
|
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Of your active perio patients, for what % do you administer Chemo therapeutics? |
285 total votes |
|
| 40% |
| 1-10% |
|
| 18% |
| 11 - 20% |
|
| 15% |
| 21 - 30% |
|
| 5% |
| 31 - 40% |
|
| 5% |
| 41 - 50% |
|
| 16% |
| 51% or more |
|
|
What type of chemotherapeutic agents do you use most often? |
275 total votes |
|
| 31% |
| Arestin |
|
| 4% |
| Perio Chip |
|
| 5% |
| Atridox |
|
| 49% |
| Chlorahexidine rinse |
|
| 11% |
| RX for antibiotics |
|
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What would be your treatment recommendation for a patient who presented with: 4 mm pockets, bleeding on probing, no bone loss? |
288 total votes |
|
| 23% |
| Prophy only |
|
| 7% |
| Prophy & site specific or systemic antibiotics |
|
| 41% |
| Debridement with a follow-up prophy |
|
| 11% |
| Debridement & site specific or systemic antibiotics with a follow-up prophy |
|
| 14% |
| SRP |
|
| 3% |
| SRP & site specific or systemic antibiotics |
|
| 1% |
| Refer to periodontist |
|
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What would be your treatment recommendation for a patient who presented with: 5-6 mm pockets, bleeding on probing, with bone loss? |
286 total votes |
|
| 0% |
| Prophy only |
|
| 0% |
| Prophy & site specific or systemic antibiotics |
|
| 6% |
| Debridement with a follow-up prophy |
|
| 9% |
| Debridement & site specific or systemic antibiotics with a follow-up prophy |
|
| 32% |
| SRP |
|
| 42% |
| SRP & site specific or systemic antibiotics |
|
| 10% |
| Refer to periodontist |
|
|
When you refer patients to a specialist for treatment, what percentage of patients do you believe follow through with the referral? |
284 total votes |
|
| 23% |
| 1 - 25% |
|
| 25% |
| 26 - 50% |
|
| 29% |
| 51 - 75% |
|
| 24% |
| 76 - 99% |
|
|
What percent of the time is your hygiene department treating perio patients with scaling & root planning, soft tissue management, etcetera? |
279 total votes |
|
| 23% |
| 1 - 10% |
|
| 29% |
| 11 - 20% |
|
| 22% |
| 21 - 30% |
|
| 9% |
| 31 - 40% |
|
| 6% |
| 41 - 50% |
|
| 11% |
| 51% or more |
|
|
Which camp do you subscribe to? |
284 total votes |
|
| 10% |
| Only biofilm removal is necessary |
|
| 90% |
| Complete calculus removal is necessary |
|
|
Do you teach your patients that calculus causes periodontal disease? |
284 total votes |
|
| 63% |
| Yes |
|
| 37% |
| No |
|
|
Which do your patients prefer more? |
283 total votes |
|
| 34% |
| Hand scalers |
|
| 66% |
| Ultrasonics |
|
|
Are you using ultrasonic scalers for subgingival debridement? |
287 total votes |
|
| 97% |
| Yes |
|
| 3% |
| No |
|
|
What is the most important factor in selecting an Ultrasonic Scaler? |
280 total votes |
|
| 19% |
| Cost |
|
| 3% |
| Size |
|
| 34% |
| Tip Selection |
|
| 11% |
| Handpiece Ergonomics |
|
| 33% |
| Patient Sensitivity |
|
|
How often do you recommend home irrigation? |
280 total votes |
|
| 77% |
| 0 - 5 times per week |
|
| 13% |
| 1 - 2 times per month |
|
| 10% |
| Once every 2 months |
|
|
Do you currently stock oral health products in your office to dispense/sell to your patients? |
284 total votes |
|
| 77% |
| Yes |
|
| 23% |
| No |
|
|