OVERVIEW OF THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS

1. Clinical periodontal evaluation of fact-gathering process designed to ensure the full picture of the patient's periodontal health.

A. the importance of evaluation of parodont

1. This assessment is one of the most important tasks dental team.

a. The dental team should perform and document periodontal evaluation for all patients when they first met with the team, and later on a periodic basis.

B. This assessment requires special attention to detail, since successful treatment of the patient strongly depends on a thorough and accurate periodontal evaluation.

2. Information collected during clinical periodontal evaluation forms the basis of periodontal diagnosis and treatment plan for the patient.

B. Goals. The purpose of clinical periodontal evaluation include the following:

1. Detect clinical signs of inflammation in the tissues.

2. Detection of damages of fabrics of parodont already caused by a disease or injury.

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To provide the dental team with data used to assign periodontal diagnosis.

4. The document function of periodontal to serve as a source of data for long term monitoring of the condition of the patient.

C. two types of periodontal evaluation. The two most commonly used types of periodontal evaluation of periodontal screening examination and comprehensive periodontal evaluation.

1. Periodontal Screening. Periodontal screening test is a fast and effective collection of information, the process used to determine if the patient has periodontal health, gingivitis or periodontitis.

2. Comprehensive Periodontal Evaluation. Comprehensive periodontal evaluation of intensive information-gathering process used to collect detailed data required for the adoption of periodontal diagnosis (e.g., chronic periodontitis or aggressive periodontitis) and the document of the periodontal health, to allow for long-term monitoring of the patient.

2. Duties and legal aspects

A. the duties of a dentist and Hygienist. Although dental team in each dental office will function differently, it is useful to look at the typical responsibilities for the dentist and hygienist in assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning steps.

1. As a rule, dentist and dental hygienist to share responsibility for periodontal screening and comprehensive periodontal evaluation.

2. The dentist accepts responsibility for the appointment of periodontal diagnosis, dentist, entrance from hygienist plans non-surgical periodontal therapy. 3. It is important that the members of the dental team, to understand what the doctor is legally responsible for all diagnosis and treatment planning that takes place in the office.

4. Through extensive training, received dental hygienist, many dentists place part of periodontal collect data in skilful hands of hygienist.

B. legal considerations: service standards

1. Dentists and dental hygienists have legal responsibility contributes to accurate and thorough periodontal evaluation for each patient.

a. Failure to diagnose and properly treat gingivitis can become one of the leading causes dental malpractice.

B. Dental hygienists must perform clinical periodontal evaluation in accordance with the current medical standards established by the dental profession.

2. Without a thorough clinical periodontal evaluation, periodontal disease is often not diagnosed or misdiagnosed, leading to either undertreatment or overtreatment of the patient.

3. To be clinically competent, all dentists and dental hygienists must master the skills necessary to perform a thorough and accurate clinical periodontal evaluation. ..