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MEPS HC-102B CODEBOOK
2006 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: July 7, 2008

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: EDITED DENTOTHR
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 138
End: 162

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT06F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
28,076
301,208,048
2ND FOLLOWUP 6 TEETH SURG
1
0
6
1
7,175
91
3
58,896
ABCESSED TOOTH
1
13,146
ABRASIONS
1
10,892
ACCIDENT
1
10,673
ADJUST GUARD
2
9,989
ADJUSTMENT
1
6,711
ADJUSTMENT/SPACE SAVER
2
8,182
ANTIBIOTIC INJECTION
1
16,510
BABY TOOTH CARRIE
1
11,640
BICUSPID FINAL RESTORATIO
1
6,041
BIOPSY
1
12,290
BITE CORRECTION
1
18,733
BITE PROBLEM
1
12,426
BLOCK FOR JAWBONE
1
10,261
BLOOD BLISTER ON GUM
1
8,889
BLOOD WORK NUPHROLOGIST
1
20,087
BOIPSY
1
14,006
BONDING
2
15,606
BONE GRAFT
2
21,503
BONE TRIMMING
1
9,540
BONELOSS CONSULTATION
1
6,971
BROKEN TOOTH
10
116,915
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIR
1
20,809
BROKEN TOOTH-LEFT ALONE
1
4,337
BROKEN TOOTH/FIXED
2
42,295
BUIID UP ON 2 TEETH
1
12,687
BUILD UP
2
15,911
BUILD UP FOR CROWN
1
11,221
BUILT UP TOOTH FOR CROWN
1
12,991
BUILT UP UNDER CROWN
1
11,095
CALL ACCEPTING NEW PTS
1
5,441
CALLED AND SPOKE TO
1
5,721
CALLED TO ASK QUESTIONS
1
6,401
CANKER SORE IN MOUTH
1
12,469
CAST, POST AND CORE
1
0
CASTS
1
11,014
CEMENT BROKEN TOOTH
1
16,000
CEMENTATION
1
2,631
CHECK IMPRESSIONS
1
1,637
CHECKED BROKEN TOOTH
1
21,822
CHECKUP
1
11,694
CHIP TOOTH
1
12,671
CHIPPED FRONT TOOTH
1
17,991
CHLORAMINE T
1
10,955
CK BLEACHING TECH
1
10,484
CLEANING UP A PROB
1
11,551
COMP EVALUATION
1
0
COMPOSITE BUILD UP
1
9,246
COMPOSITE POST
1
18,154
CONFIRM APPT
1
3,930
CONSULT FOR TMJ
1
10,224
CONSULTATION
3
37,900
CONSULTATION BONE GRAFT
1
13,358
CONSULTATION TOOTHACHE
1
21,313
CORE BUILDUP INC PINS
1
2,631
COSMETIC DENTISTRY
1
14,697
COSMETIC RECONSTRUCTION
1
20,962
CRACKED TEETH
1
17,826
CRACKED TOOTH
1
15,291
CRAK TOOTH
1
0
CT SCAN
1
19,469
CULTURE OF INFECTION
1
23,561
CUT AND REMOVED BRIDGE
1
6,422
DENTAL FITTING
1
11,448
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
13,158
DENTAL WORK
1
13,146
DERMATOLOGIST
1
20,087
DISCOLORED TOOTH
1
16,949
DO MOLD FOR GUARDS
1
1,661
DONT REMEMBER
1
5,304
DRY MOUTH
2
30,890
EMERGENCY TOOT REPLACEMEN
1
25,544
EMERGENCY TREATMENT
1
3,022
EMERGENCY VISIT
1
10,925
ERROR WAS MD
1
13,317
EXPANDER FOR TOP TEETH
1
21,318
F0LL0W-UP
1
5,245
FELLOW UP
2
10,164
FELLOW UP - ADJUST GUARD
1
1,661
FILE CHIPPED TOOTH
1
6,944
FILE TOOTH
2
27,774
FILED BROKEN TOOTH
1
2,864
FILED TOOTH DOWN
1
10,876
FILING OF TOOTH
1
16,478
FILING TEETH
1
3,618
FILLED IN GAP BET/TEETH
1
17,687
FILLED PAPERWORK OUT
1
15,084
FILLING FALL OUT REPAIR
1
6,150
FIT TEMP BRIDGE BOTTOM
1
8,136
FIT THE MOUTHGUARD
1
27,915
FIT/CROWN - TOO SMALL
1
2,628
FITTED /MOLD
1
15,550
FITTING FOR A REPLACEMENT
1
14,571
FITTING FOR VENERES
1
7,635
FITTING OF MOLDS
2
6,912
FIXED A CHIP
1
7,564
FIXED CHIP TOOTH
1
15,185
FIXED CHIPED TOOTH
1
9,343
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
8,066
FOLLOW
1
6,742
FOLLOW UP
13
142,032
FOLLOW UP APPT
1
20,291
FOLLOW UP CHECK ON MOUTH
1
14,824
FOLLOW UP FINAL
1
22,333
FOLLOW UP FOR PAIN
1
11,845
FOLLOW UP OF SURGERY
1
0
FOLLOW UP ON PARTIAL
1
6,252
FOLLOW UP ON SURGERY
3
66,789
FOLLOW UP VISIT
3
15,111
FOLLOW-UP
7
51,577
FOLLOW-UP VISIT
1
19,297
FOLLOWUP
2
19,753
FOLLOWUP FROM SURGERY
1
11,694
FOLLOWUP TO SURGERY
1
11,240
FOLLOWUP TO VISIT OF 9/5
1
11,240
FOLLOWUP/TREATMENT PLAN
1
17,424
GRINDING DOWN HIGH SPOT
1
10,085
GROUND DOWN TOOTH
1
5,843
HAD MOLDS DONE
1
3,456
HAD TO REDO IMPRESSION
1
5,034
HISTORY UPDATE
1
9,595
IMIPRESSIONS
1
6,092
IMPRE3SSIONS
1
17,424
IMPRESSION FOR BITE GUARD
1
6,430
IMPRESSION FOR NIGHT GUAR
1
11,791
IMPRESSION MADE
1
24,873
IMPRESSION NIGHTGUARD
1
10,261
IMPRESSIONS
11
107,006
IMPRESSIONS FOR A SPLINT
1
8,996
IMPRESSIONS MADE OF MOUTH
1
10,507
IMPRESSIONS OF MOUTH
2
21,014
INCORRECT ENTRY
1
13,737
INFECTED TOOTH
1
10,620
INFECTION
1
16,318
INFORMATIONAL
1
9,595
INSERT A SCREW
1
0
JAW PAIN
2
16,272
JAW PROBLEM
1
7,891
LAMINATE COVERING
1
15,615
LOOSENED - CLEANED CROWN
1
15,851
LUMP ON INSIDE LIP
1
6,172
MADE DENTAL PLATE
1
11,741
MADE IMPRESSIONS
1
7,740
MADE INPRESSIONS
1
9,979
MARCH 16 CHECKUP
1
19,293
MARCH 16TH CHECKUP
1
17,127
MEASUREMENTS
1
4,901
MEET DENTIST
1
4,546
MOLD FOR NIGHTGUARD
1
27,915
MOLD FOR PARTIAL
1
5,706
MOLD MADE FOR SPACERS
1
2,744
MOLDS
1
12,126
MOLES REMOVED
1
20,087
MOUTH DEBRIDEMENT IRRIG
1
8,902
MOUTH GUARD
4
59,136
MOUTH PIECE
1
14,090
MOUTH PIECE FOR TMJ
1
6,025
NEPHROLOGIST
1
20,087
NEW APPLIANCE
1
19,611
NEW NIGHT GUARD FITTING
1
18,168
NIGHT GUARD
2
24,750
NIGHT GUARD ADJUSTMENT
2
36,335
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
1
18,168
NIGHT GUARD/TEETH GRNDNG
1
14,589
NIGHTGUARD
1
10,261
NITROUS OXIDIE/TWILIGHT
1
7,518
NOT IN MOUTH WITH PUSS
1
2,853
NOTHING DONE
1
6,986
NOVACAINE
1
3,729
NUPHROLOGIST
2
40,174
OCCLUSAL GUARD ADJUST
1
8,328
ORAL LOOK
1
9,595
OSSEOUS SURGERY
1
11,530
PAIN
1
1,799
PAIN IN JAW
1
11,718
PANORAMIC X-RAY
1
13,533
PART OF CRACKED TOOTH REM
1
7,674
PARTIAL PLATE PUT IN
1
8,822
PERIAPICAL CHIP TOOTH
1
4,229
PERIODIC ORAL EVAL
1
8,767
PH CALL F/ADVISE ONLY
1
5,001
PHONE CALL FOR ADVICE
1
24,247
PHONE CALL FOR CONCOLE
1
10,507
PHONE CONSULT
1
23,561
PHONE CONVERSATION
1
12,969
PHONE/REFILL
1
0
PICKED UP BITE GUARD
1
6,430
PICKED UP MOUTH GUARD
1
8,895
PLATE REPAIRS
1
17,889
PLINTING CODE 09321
1
10,869
POST - CORE BUILDUP
1
10,295
POST / BUILD UP
1
10,672
POST OP
3
38,989
POST REMOVAL
1
24,861
POST-OP FOLLOW-UP
1
11,449
PRE OP
1
12,996
PREOP
1
2,605
PREP FOR REBUILDING TOOTH
1
8,362
PREPING FOR VENEERS
1
8,204
PRESC. PAIN DEICATION
1
1,918
PULL STICHES
1
12,601
PULP CAP
1
7,968
PUT FALSE TOOTH BACK IN
1
7,901
PUT IN THUMB STOPPER
1
3,289
R DOES NOT RECALL
1
12,654
REBUILD OF TOOTH
1
6,547
RECEIVED MOUTH GAURD
1
1,799
RECONSTRUCTED TEETH
1
10,657
RECONSTRUCTION
1
10,657
RECONSTUCTION
1
10,657
RECORDS
1
2,346
REFERAL
1
42,325
REFERRED TO SPECIALIST
1
16,555
REMOVE FRAGMENT OF TOOTH
1
7,393
REMOVE ROUGH PLACES DEN
1
11,635
REMOVE STITCHES
3
33,485
REMOVED POST
1
7,698
REMOVED SPACER
1
9,591
REMOVED SPACERS DID MOLDI
1
9,429
REMOVED STICHES FROM EXTR
1
8,804
REMOVED STITCHES
2
21,605
REMOVED TOOTH FRAGMENTS
1
7,224
REMOVING STICHES
1
6,907
REPACKED TOOTH
2
3,044
REPAIR CRACK TOOTH
1
9,012
REPAIR OF BROKEN TOOTH
2
28,181
REPAIR OF CAP
1
9,677
REPAIR TOOTH
1
13,644
REPAIRED MOLAR
1
10,773
REPLACE TOOTH
1
2,981
REPLACED TOOTH
1
7,667
RESEAT CROWN
1
5,905
RESIN APPLICATION
1
30,758
RX FOR COLD SORES
1
25,666
SAVING TEETH
1
17,134
SEAL BROKEN TOOTH
1
19,312
SEDATIVE FILLING
1
11,053
SELENT
1
18,082
SENSITIVE TEETH/PAIN
1
9,418
SEPARATOR
1
1,748
SEPARATOR IMPRINT
1
1,748
SMOOTH FILLING
1
18,168
SMOOTHED BROKEN TOOTH
1
14,502
SMOOTHED OUT TOOTH
1
8,381
SMOOTHING TOOTH
1
33,341
SOFT PLATE GUARD
1
6,868
SOLUTION CHLORHEXIDINE GL
1
21,313
SPACER BETWEEN TEETH
1
4,629
SPACERS FOR TOP TEETH
1
9,429
SPLINT
10
75,773
SPLINT MAINTENENCE
1
15,549
STICHES PULLED
1
0
STICHES REMOVAL
1
11,512
STICHES REMOVED
1
15,550
STICHTES REMOVED
1
9,807
STICTHES REMOVED
1
25,711
STITCHES - GUM REPAIR
1
5,206
STITCHES OUT
1
41,010
STITCHES REMOVED
4
76,795
SUCURE REMOVAL
1
22,611
SURFACE BASE RESIN
1
12,066
SURGERY
1
11,580
SURGERY FOLLOW-UP
1
9,025
SUTURE REMOVAL
2
4,001
SUTURES / BONDING
1
9,583
SWOLLEN GUM
1
1,922
TEACHING TOOTH CARE
2
28,264
TEETH BONDING
1
9,583
TEETH IMPRESSIONS
1
7,563
TEETH WAS FILE DOWN
1
2,933
TELEPHONE CALL
1
5,721
TELEPHONE CALL CONSULT
1
23,561
TEMP CROWNS
1
19,709
TEMP. CROWN RE ROOT CAN.
1
7,163
TEMP.MAND.JOINT SYNDROME
1
3,162
TEMPORARY CROWNS
1
4,163
TIGHTEN INPLANTS
1
8,354
TISSUE REMOVED - STITCHED
1
18,123
TO PUT IN AN ANTIMICROBIA
1
8,614
TOO YOUNG TO HAVE PROCEDU
1
25,526
TOOK IMPRESSION
1
1,637
TOOK MOLD OF MOUTH
1
13,533
TOOK MOLDS
1
1,799
TOOK STICHES OUT
1
15,550
TOOTH ACHE
1
3,985
TOOTH CHIPS REMOVAL
1
22,964
TOOTH CRACK UNDER CROWN
1
22,740
TOOTH FILED
1
10,438
TOOTH IMPRESSIONS
1
13,322
TOOTH INJURY
1
25,944
TOOTH KNOCKED OUT
1
25,544
TOOTH LENGTHENING
1
19,517
TOOTH REPAIR
1
6,525
TOOTH RESTORATION
4
56,505
TOOTHACHE
1
7,065
UNKNOWN
2
21,599
VARNISH FOR SENSITIVITY
1
14,958
VENEER
2
43,906
VENEER FOLLOW UP CHECK
1
17,923
VENEER UPPERS
1
8,204
VENEERS
6
41,233
WAS NOT SEEN
1
2,659
WAX FITTING
1
11,448
WET FLUSH
1
8,168
WICK REMOVAL FROM EXTRACT
1
8,771
WISDOM TEETH EXTRACTED
1
8,318
WORK ON TEETH/GUMS
1
6,707
TOTAL
28,480
305,778,946


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