Do you routinely advise your patients of the relationship between periodontal disease and other medical conditions? |
468 total votes |
|
71% |
Yes |
|
29% |
No |
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Do you send implant placements to your local periodontist? |
309 total votes |
|
32% |
Yes |
|
30% |
No |
|
38% |
I refer to Periodontist and Oral Surgeon |
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How many full time hygienists do you employ? [Note: 2 part time = 1 full time] |
298 total votes |
|
60% |
0.5 – 1 |
|
32% |
2 – 3 |
|
7% |
4 or more |
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Are you interested in expanding hygiene services in your office with a dental assistant trained in coronal polishing? |
305 total votes |
|
33% |
Yes |
|
49% |
No |
|
15% |
We already have this option in my state and we love it |
|
3% |
We already have this option in my state and it’s not worth it |
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How would you describe hygiene compensation in your area? |
300 total votes |
|
53% |
They receive a fair wage based on supply and demand |
|
5% |
They are underpaid due to oversupply |
|
43% |
They are overpaid due to lack of supply |
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Do you routinely provide intra-pocket medicaments to your patients? [ex. PerioChip, Atridox, etc.] |
303 total votes |
|
45% |
Yes |
|
44% |
No |
|
12% |
Used them in the past, no longer offered in our office |
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What is your opinion about the impact of lasers on the treatment of periodontal disease? |
286 total votes |
|
44% |
I’m waiting on the sidelines for more proof that they work |
|
45% |
I’m interested, but I can’t justify the cost |
|
10% |
I will never buy a laser |
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Will you consider the purchase of a soft-tissue laser in the next 3 years? |
296 total votes |
|
44% |
Yes |
|
56% |
No |
|
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If a patient is diagnosed with gum disease, but just wants a “regular cleaning” due to financial reasons, what do you do? |
300 total votes |
|
20% |
Refuse to treat the patient |
|
70% |
Provide the cleaning with appropriate notations in chart |
|
10% |
Provide a scaling/root planing at a discount |
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What percentage of patients diagnosed with periodontal disease do you refer to the periodontist for treatment? |
303 total votes |
|
18% |
None. All patients are treated in my office |
|
54% |
25% |
|
18% |
50% |
|
9% |
100% |
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