Dental Treatment
PLANNING CHART
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Treatment Planning |
Phase 1 Urgent/ Diagnostic |
Phase 2 Disease Control Phase |
Reassessment D0003 |
Phase 3 Rehabilitation Phase |
Maintenance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Treatment below generally can be done concurrently |
Must be sequenced, generally from top to bottom below. |
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Phase 1 3. Phase 3 Plan (tentative)
Or |
Medical consult
Biopsy
Answer questions on which Tx plan hinges: Determine restorability
Perio evaluation
D0180 Other referrals
Esthetic evaluation
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Ortho |
When used to prepare patient for restorative treatment
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Tx goals met |
Ortho |
When Ortho is definitive care |
Specify fixed or removable retention appliance; duration |
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Endo |
As required for pulpal or periapical pathosis |
Symptoms resolved? |
Endo |
Prophylactic Tx for restorative reasons |
Evaluation every 12 months |
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Perio (Mod to Severe Dx) |
OHI:
Scale and Root Plane quads as needed. (4-6 wks healing) |
Perio Reeval:
Re-chart PD, CAL; Eval OH: GI, Pl; Eval for surgical Tx |
Perio Corrective Phase:
Any surgery necessary for disease control. |
Rechart.
Evaluate OH and pt compliance over time. |
Perio |
Perio Plastic Surg for esthetics; Adjunctive surg for Pros; ie. crown length, ridge augmentation for FPros
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Specify care needed and recall interval: 3, 4, or 6 months
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Surgery |
Tx goals met. Healing complete |
Fixed Pros |
Generally:
1. Max, Mand anteriors 2. Mandibular posterior 3. Maxillary posterior |
For caries maintenance, Specify interval for: Radiographs and Fluoride
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Caries (Mod to High Risk) |
Pt Education
-Diet counsel -Home Fl -Xylitol -Office Fl #1 |
Optional: Caries Control
-Remove seeding lesions -Seal grooves, rough or open margins |
-Complete definitive operative procedure
-Fl varnish every 3-6 mo |
Re-do Caries Risk Assessment
Tx Pl Bd pts: Sequence with Pros Fac
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Rem Pros |
Work with mentor on sequencing |
Specify eval interval: 6-12 months for fit and stability. Reline as necessary.
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D0120 or D0150 Tentative Tx Pl developed
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Questions answered. Phase 2 Tx plan completed and approved.
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Disease processes addressed by appropriate treatment and patient education. Treatment required prior to Phase 3 treatment is now completed. If patient compliance with disease control not adequate, this phase may be the final one for this patient.
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D0003
-Disease controlled -Healing complete -Pt compliance adequate to expect control of disease |
D0005
All treatment goals have been met. |
No endpoint.
Other follow-up: Risk assessment OS follow-up Path follow-up |
Copyright © 2014 Jan K. Mitchell, MEd, DDS, BA