Dental paper charting Flashcards
what is the purpose of dental charting
quick reference
aid treatment plans
forensic odontological evidence
witness of fact
what are the consequences of poor chartings
incorrect treatment
damages to patient
medico legal implications
financial implications
how long do we need to retain patient record for adults
ideally indefinitely but if not a minimum of 11 years after the completion
how long do we retain notes for children
until the patient is 25 or for 11 years after the completion of treatment- whichever is longer
what are some other methods of charting
FDI
palmer
how does the FDI notation work for adults
the mouth is split into quadrants UR=1 UL=2 LL=3 LR=4
how does the FDI notation work for children
UR=5
UL=6
LL=7
LR=8
how many teeth do children have in each quadrant
5 teeth from 1,2,3,4,5
how do we annotate a missing tooth on paper charting
-
and -> to indicate the movement of teeth
how do we indicate caries
a unfilled circle on the location of the tooth
how do we indicate a restoration
a coloured filled in circle on the location of the tooth and above we can annotate what type of filling above
how do we annotate caries around a restoration
the restoration filled in circle and then outlined
how do we illustrate a crown
Cr
how do we illustrate a tooth that has been written for extraction
a diagonal line through the square
how do we say a tooth has recently been extracted
`X in the box that fills the whole box