Things to learn: Phases of care

Question 1

What is the systemic phase of care about?

Answer 1

Collecting information regarding medical history prior to treatment.

Question 2

What kind of things are involved in the systemic phase of care?

Answer 2

• Checking blood pressure

* Checking blood glucose

Question 3

Why is the systemic phase of care necessary?

Answer 3

It is important for:
• Precautions
• Allergies / adverse reactions
• Determine need for modification of treatment plan, oral hygiene education and instruction

Question 4

What does the control phase of care entail?

What is the goal of the control phase?

Answer 4

C/C - all the relevant questions.

Goals
• Relieve pain
• Stabilise infection or oral disease

Question 5

What does the conservation stage entail?

Answer 5

Whatever we are doing in pre-clinic.

• Dental, diet, social/family histories
• E/O and I/O examinations
• API/SBI/ PSR
• Oral hygiene education and instructions
• Periodontal chart, if required
• Radiographs, if indicated
• Determine periodontal classification

• Develop treatment plan

Question 6

What does post- conservation entail?

Answer 6

Conduct 6-week Review
• Assess response to care
• Review oral hygiene practices
• Smokers: smoking status

Conduct 3-month Review
• Perio chart
• Determine overall prognosis 
* Determine need for second course of care
• Referrals

Question 7

What does the correction phase of care entail?

Answer 7

May occur during or post non- surgical therapy to restore function, stability and aesthetics.
• Replacement of missing teeth
• Periodontal surgery
• Orthodontics
• Prosthodontics

Question 8

What does the maintenance phase of care entail?

Answer 8

• Recall visits dependent on patient needs where the following takes place:

• Review and update medical and smoking history
• Extra- and intra- oral examinations
• Perio chart (minimum of once yearly)
• Supra- and sub- gingival exploration
• Re-instrumentation of bleeding sites
• Polishing and application of fluoride, as required