Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy
This series of appointments helps to prevent gum disease progression. It should occur every three months.
What is Periodontal Maintenance?
This CDT code is used for fluoride varnish in adults:
What is D1206?
To qualify as a Key Player, the hygienist must hit this minimum metric related to production.
What is Average Daily Production?
Curodont works by promoting this natural dental process:
What is guided enamel regeneration?
This laser procedure is used to reduce bacteria in gingival pockets.
What is laser bacterial reduction (LBR)?
This type of charting includes pocket depths, recession, and BOP.
What is periodontal charting?
This amount of time is recommended before eating crunchy foods post-varnish:
What is 4-6 Hours?
This report is reviewed weekly to determine Key Player status and celebrate growth.
What is the KPI Care Tree report?
Curodont is indicated for this type of lesion:
What is a non-cavitated incipient lesion?
This setting must always be worn by both patient and clinician during laser use.
What are safety goggles?
This stage indicates moderate periodontitis with up to 4mm CAL.
What is Stage II?
This term describes fluoride's ability to rebuild enamel and resist demineralization:
What is remineralization?
This is the amount of production hygienists need to hit daily to be eligible for a bonus that day.
What is three times daily pay?
This is the minimum time Curodont must sit undisturbed on the tooth:
What is 5 minutes?
This advanced laser procedure removes diseased tissue during SRP.:
What is LAPT (laser-assisted perio therapy)?
This is the minimum number of sites with 4mm+ and BOP needed to diagnose generalized periodontitis.
This is the minimum number of sites with 4mm+ and BOP needed to diagnose generalized periodontitis.
This fluoride varnish contains calcium and phosphate and is ideal for sensitivity:
What is Vanish or MI Varnish?
The bonus is calculated based on this period of time:
After Curodont, this fluoride product should be applied:
What is fluoride varnish?
Lasers work by converting this form of energy into thermal energy:
What is light?
This tray delivery system helps reduce inflammation and improve home care for perio patients.
This tray delivery system helps reduce inflammation and improve home care for perio patients.
Fluoride varnish should not be applied until this step is complete:
What is plaque removal?
Hygienists will likely not earn a bonus if the only procedures they are doing are:
What are prophy's?
This is the CDT code recommended when using Curodont:
What is D2991?
The Apex code for LBR:
What is C4999.1?