Hygiene Atlas

Atlas · Plate XII · Patient Assessment and Charting · 06

Care plan and DH diagnosis

The process runs assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation. A dental hygiene diagnosis names a problem the hygienist can treat plus its cause. Goals should be measurable and time-bound, and case presentation covers findings, options, risks, costs and the outcome of no treatment before consent. A typical NSPT plan ends with reevaluation at 4-6 weeks.

High-yield facts · 5

  1. The dental hygiene process: assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation (ADPIE + D).T2
  2. A dental hygiene diagnosis names a problem the hygienist is educated and licensed to treat, plus its cause (e.g., gingival bleeding related to inadequate biofilm removal).T2
  3. Goals in the care plan should be measurable and time-bound (e.g., bleeding under 10% in 6 weeks).T2
  4. Case presentation explains findings, options, risks, costs, and the outcome of no treatment, then gets informed consent.T2
  5. Sequence common for NSPT: assessment and education first, then debridement by quadrant or full mouth, reevaluation at 4-6 weeks, then maintenance.T3

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