A. DH - Patients whose first experience in the College of Dentistry is in the Dental Hygiene student clinic. These patients will have a dental examination in conjunction with their first round of dental hygiene treatment. They are required to have an exam every 13 months with subsequent dental hygiene treatment. Upon examination, there are 3 possible outcomes:
1.) No treatment is needed.
2.) Limited treatment is needed.
3.) Comprehensive care is needed.
If limited treatment is needed, the examining dentist will complete a limited treatment form, which will be sent to the Quality Assurance Coordinator. If comprehensive care is needed, (4 or more procedures and comprehensive treatment planning) the examining dentist will send a limited treatment form to the Quality Assurance Coordinator that states full assignment is needed.
B. Recall – Patients who have completed their restorative treatment at the College of Dentistry and have been placed on recall or are in the Dental Hygiene Only recall system.
C. Comprehensive Care Clinic – Fourth-year dental students assigned to comprehensive care clinics will coordinate the periodontal recall needs of a limited number of their assigned patients with the GPD and the PSCs, for the DH collaboration. The patient is then assigned to a vertical team second-year dental hygiene student for periodontal treatment. The DH and DS student collaborate on the patient’s appointment needs and necessary radiographs.
D. Dental Students - Dental students may be seen as patients up to two times per semester. They may only be scheduled to fill in a last-minute cancellation or no-show unless the student has a dental emergency. Dental students may not be scheduled in advance and will not be added to your patient family. Please see your clinical instructor if you have a no-show or last-minute cancellation and need a last-minute appointment with a dental student.
