Dental education - flowchart to assist in prioritising, ordering and planning of comprehensive treatment for dental patients

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Treatment Planning
Patient and
diagnostic
information
Medical History
Social History
Extra Oral Exam
I/O Exam Base Chart
Radiographs
Extra-Oral images
Intra-Oral images
Study Models
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Treatment Plan
Suggested order of
treatment phases
Add additional phases if
you require
Delete phases according to
your needs
Treatment Plan Phases
1. Emergency
2. Hygiene
3. Preparatory
4. Referral Specialist
5. Occlusal Modification
6. Corrective
7. Other/Optional
Phases may be re-ordered
according to requirements
See details about each phase on
the following two pages.

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1. Emergency
Pain Control
Caries Control
Denture maintenance
Denture Adjustment
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2. Hygiene/Preventative
Oral hygiene Instruction
Gross Debridement
Dietary Counselling
Fluoride
Chlorhexidine Mouth rinse
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3. Preparatory
Extraction
Oral Surgery
Tissue Conditioning
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4. Referral to Specialist
Select one or more of the following
Specialists and prioritise them according
to your treatment Plan
Oral Surgeon
Oral Medicine
Periodontist
Orthodontist
Prosthodontist
Endodontist
Paedodontist
5. Occlusal Modification
Splint
Build-up dentures
Occlusal equilibration
6. Corrective
Option1
Restorative
Endodontics
Implants
Fixed Prosthodontics
Option 2
Removable Prosthodontics
7. Optional
Describe an alternative
phase for the Treatment
Plan