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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