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Clinic Lecture 1-A
Treatment Planning
Question | Answer |
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What is the objective in planning dental hygiene care? | ensure the best possible sequence of procedures that will contribute to the restoration of the patient’s oral health in the shortest possible time |
What are the four phases that treatment planning is set into? | set priorities develop outcomes DH care plan documentation |
Primary Prevention | employs strategies to forestall the onset of the disease to reverse the progress of the disease, or arrest the disease process before secondary preventative tx is needed |
Secondary Prevention | employs routine treatment methods to terminate a disease process, and/or to restore the tissues to as near normal as possible |
Tertiary Prevention | employs measures necessary to replace the lost tissues and to rehabilitate patients to as near normal as possible after failure of secondary prevention |
What are theory's that individuals will take preventative health action when believed? | They are susceptible to the condition The condition has serious consequences They can take actions/ interventions that will help The benefits [of those actions] outweigh the perceived barriers |
What is Preliminary phase? | Palliative care Treatment of emergencies Gets patient out of pain or acute condition until more definitive, comprehensive care can be provided |
Phase I therapy? | Evaluation of response Critical stage Compare new re-assessment findings to those gathered at baseline Allows appropriate planning for future: Retreat? Refer? Recall? |
Phase II therapy? | Surgical therapy Periodontal surgical therapy Implant placement Endodontics |
Phase III therapy? | Restorative phase Final restorations are placed Fixed and/or removable prosthetics are placed |
Evaluation of response to restorative procedures | Evaluates tissue, occlusal response to restorative work Also evaluates patient’s perspective of the work that was done |
Phase IV Therapy | Maintenance phase Critical for long-term success of any therapy provided Tailored to the patient’s needs Re-assess all aspects of oral health Evaluate patient’s oral self-care Perform any debridement necessary Refer when indicated |
“Case Presentation” guidelines | You must present the case to the pt You must obtain informed consent What does the ptneed to know to truly be informed? When presenting the information Begin on a positive note Discuss advantages/ disadvantages of both tx and no tx Discuss options |
What does the dental hygienist need to know to properly do treatment planning? | Biomedical sciences Behavioral sciences Oral disease Classifications Signs, symptoms Treatment protocols Interpersonal skills |
What is health? | A state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. |