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MEPS HC-118B CODEBOOK
2008 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: October 29, 2010

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

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT08F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
25,833
292,782,242
-8 DK
1
20,848
ACCUSAL GUARD
1
15,679
ADJUNC PRE-DIAG TEST-DETE
1
9,982
ADJUST BANDS ON BRACES
1
26,310
ADJUSTMENT
1
9,393
ALSO A BONE GRAFT
1
14,304
ALVEOLOPLASTY W/
1
15,083
ANESTHESIA
1
21,488
ANTIMICRBIAL AGENT
1
9,794
APPT SETTING SITUATION
1
22,058
BACTERIA STUDY
1
14,666
BENING TUMOR
1
2,361
BIOPSY
2
10,772
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
11,805
BITE FIX
1
5,401
BITE GUARD
2
21,142
BITE SPLINT
2
32,216
BONDING /REPAIR ENAMEL 1
1
20,916
BONE GRAFF
2
21,282
BONE GRAFT
3
52,233
BONE GRAFT POST REMOVAL
1
6,474
BONE GRAFTING/POSTS
1
6,474
BONE GRAPHTING
1
8,937
BONE PASTE
1
20,771
BONR GRAFT
1
18,707
BR
1
12,869
BROKEN FILLING
1
9,318
BROKEN NIGHT GAURDE
1
6,474
BROKEN TOOTH
5
77,966
BROKEN TOOTH FIXED
1
4,881
BUILD UP
1
11,832
CANCELLED APPT. PAYMENT
1
27,127
CANCER SCREENING
2
46,928
CANCER TEST
1
0
CANCER TEST RESULT
1
0
CEMENT LOOSE TOOTH
2
13,821
CHECK AFTER SURGERY
1
13,376
CHECK MOUTH AFTER SURGERY
1
4,305
CHECK STITCHES
1
4,305
CHECK STITCHES HEALING
1
0
CHECKED FOR POPPING IN JA
1
4,406
CHIPED TOOTH
1
10,886
CHIPPED TOOTH TREATED
1
8,683
CHK TO SEE IF TOOTH LOOSE
1
5,858
CKED DRAINAGE CLEANED TUB
1
3,699
CONSULT
2
25,853
CONSULT PALATE INFLAMMATI
1
12,678
CONSULTATION
5
32,685
CORE BUILD UP
1
13,017
CORE BUILDUP
1
14,718
COSMETIC
2
7,128
CR
1
8,887
CRACKED TOOTH
3
23,203
CYCT REMOVAL FROM MOUTH
1
4,551
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
4,888
DENTAL PATHOLOGIST
1
11,053
DENTAL STUDY
9
73,604
DENTAL SURGERY
1
11,471
DERMOTALIGIST
1
10,446
DESENSITIZE MED
1
1,701
DET.X-AM WHOLE MOUTH IMPR
1
13,694
DIAGNOSTIC CAST OF TEETH
1
12,340
DIAGNOSTIC MODELS
1
12,861
DIGITAL PICTURES OF TEETH
1
5,868
DONE
1
16,428
DONT KNOW
1
9,124
DRILLED OUT TOOTH/ADD MED
1
25,755
ELE CURRENT TO JAW
1
15,632
EMPRESSIONS
1
13,591
EVALUATE GROWTH OF PALATE
1
14,806
EXAMINED POCKETS
1
26,828
EXPOSED NERVE
1
4,474
EXPOSED TOOTH
1
6,138
EXPOSURE
1
4,381
F/U OF ROOT CANAL
1
5,916
FILE DOWN TOOTH
1
23,574
FILED A FILLING DOWN
1
22,668
FILED DOWN 3 TEETH
1
14,189
FILED FOR ALIGNMENT
1
2,674
FILED PROTRUDING BONE/GUM
1
24,659
FILED TOOTH DOWN
1
2,065
FILING DOWN A TOOTH
1
4,515
FILLED FRONT TOOTH
1
17,629
FILLED RX
2
9,172
FILLED TOOTH DOWN
1
12,495
FILLING FOR BABY TOOTH
1
5,108
FIT NIGHT GUARD
1
14,438
FITTED FOR A MOUTH GUARD
1
21,969
FITTING
1
4,214
FITTING FOR MOUTH GAURD
1
15,297
FIX FILLING
1
7,922
FIX PARTIAL
1
17,111
FIXED A CHIPED TOOTH
1
8,752
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
26,803
FLAT FEE TEETH REST-VENEE
1
0
FLAT FEE VENEERS-RESTORAT
1
0
FOLLOW UP
10
138,455
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGERY
1
10,923
FOLLOW UP FROM SURVEY
1
9,389
FOLLOW UP ON SURGERY
1
15,851
FOLLOW UP STITCHES REMOVE
1
12,214
FOLLOW UP TESTS
1
8,204
FOLLOW UP TO DEEP CLEANIN
1
15,867
FOLLOW UP TREATMENT
1
5,695
FOLLOW UP VISIT
4
28,080
FOLLOW-UP
42
511,885
FOLLOW-UP FOR EXTRA TOOTH
1
3,475
FOLLOW-UP VISIT
1
16,142
FOLLOW-UP WISDOM TEETH
1
18,611
FOLLOWUP
7
85,416
FOLLOWUP CARE JAW INFECTI
1
15,301
FOLLOWUP TO SURGERY
2
26,707
FREE COUNCILATION
1
12,372
FULL MOUTH DEBRIDEMENT
1
3,141
GEL TO REDUCE SENSITIVITY
1
9,244
GENERAL CHECK UP NOT DENT
1
5,445
GET CRACKED TOOTH REPAIRE
1
9,925
GO SEE OTHER DOCTOR
1
5,027
GOT FIT FOR DENTURES
1
15,500
GOT NIGHT GUARD
1
9,342
GUARD FOR TEETH GRINDING
1
24,229
HOSPITAL CHECKED TEETH
1
10,577
IMPRESSION
2
16,385
IMPRESSION FOR APPLIANCE
1
11,651
IMPRESSION FOR NIGHT GUAR
1
9,342
IMPRESSIONS
4
65,960
IMPRINTS OF TOP AND BOTT
1
5,217
INFECTED BROKEN TOOTH
1
5,942
INFECTED TOOTH
1
3,602
INFECTION
2
40,885
INFECTION AND PAIN
2
37,731
INFECTION IN MOUTH
1
15,435
INPRESSIONS
1
9,965
INTROAORAL-PERIAPICAL
1
28,276
LASER GUM CLEANING.
1
6,126
LASER TREATMENT
5
15,556
LASER WORK FOR DEAD NERVE
1
3,111
LAZER GUM TISSUE TREATMEN
1
4,763
LLHA-ARCH
1
17,084
LOCAL ANEASTIA FOR PAIN
1
19,427
LOCAL DELIVERY ANTIMICROB
1
5,234
MADE IMPRESSION
1
37,672
MADE OCCULSION GUARD
1
20,995
MADE PAYMENT ONLY
3
52,531
MASURE AND MOLD CASTING
1
8,707
MOLD
1
19,041
MOLD DONE FOR APPLIANCE
1
12,453
MOLD FOR NEW TEETH
1
3,820
MOLD OF MOUTH
1
10,693
MOLD OF TEETH AND JAW
1
9,528
MOLDS
1
4,180
MOLDS FOR UPPER TEETH
1
14,836
MOUTH GAURD FOR APNIA
1
6,021
MOUTH GUARD
2
22,035
MOUTH GUARD TENSION
1
23,351
MOUTHGUARD
1
5,502
NIGHT CARD
1
14,196
NIGHT GUARD
4
65,341
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
2
45,857
NIGHT GUARD FOR TEETH GRI
1
5,152
NIGHT MOUTH GUARD
1
25,861
NO CARE
2
7,607
NO SERVICES NO CHARGES
1
15,653
NONE PHONE CALL
1
16,661
NOTHING DONE
1
21,919
NOTHING-UNCOOPERATIVE
1
8,570
O RING REPLACEMENT
1
9,393
OCCLUCAL WAX RIM
1
5,217
OCCLUSAL GUARD
2
21,971
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
1
14,249
ORAL CANCER TEST
1
12,164
ORAL SCREENING
1
16,100
PAIN
3
42,512
PAIN IN TOOTH
1
16,813
PALLIATIVE DENTAL CARE
1
7,626
PEDIACTRIC
2
4,451
PERMANENT TOOTH GROWTH
1
29,923
PHONE CALL
1
5,053
PHONE CALL CONSULT
1
11,651
PIECE OF TOOTH GLUED N PL
1
0
PLATES
2
46,896
POLISHED FRONT TOOTH
1
17,248
POPCORN IN GUM
1
30,184
PORCLEIN VENEERS
1
6,332
POST -MOLAR
1
11,465
POST FOR CROWN
1
9,419
POST OP CHECK UP
1
12,084
POST OP RECHECK
1
22,022
POST OPERATIVE FOLLOW UP
1
3,540
POST XTTION INFECTION
1
4,214
PRE CROWN
1
7,467
PRE EXTRACTION VISIT
1
39,695
PRE OP LAB
1
3,492
PRE OPP
2
6,242
PRE-EXTRACTION IMPRINTS
2
18,034
PREPEARED MOLARS FOR NEW
1
5,528
PRESCIPTION FOR PAIN
1
4,771
PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS
1
3,362
PROBLEM FOCUS EXAM
2
6,767
PROTECTIVE COVERS
1
24,729
PULLING WOULD NOT DO
1
14,684
PUT CEMENT ON TWO TEETH
1
23,500
PUT POSTS IN
1
15,222
PUT TOOTH BACK IN PLACE
1
4,029
RECHECK WISDOM TEETH
1
10,144
REFITTED SNORING APPLIANC
1
16,237
REGISTERED NURSE
1
13,784
REGLUE TOOTH
1
1,905
REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY
1
15,500
REMOVAL OF FILLING
1
4,277
REMOVE STEM REPLACE STEM
1
45,935
REMOVE STICHES
4
42,149
REMOVE STITCHES
3
21,696
REMOVED CAP
1
21,692
REMOVED DRAINAGE TUBES
1
3,699
REMOVED STITCHES
1
29,601
REMOVED SUTURES
1
9,610
REPAIR BROKEN MOLAR
2
6,324
REPAIR CHIP IN TOOTH
1
21,387
REPAIR CRACKED TOOTH
1
16,106
REPAIR JAW BONE
1
4,638
REPAIR OF FALSE TOOTH TIP
1
5,516
REPAIR OF TOOTH TIP
1
5,516
REPAIRED A TOOTH
1
3,929
REPLACE LOST RETAINER
1
4,880
REPLACED CREACKED TOOTH
1
18,505
REPLACED NIGHT GUARD
1
10,004
REPORT
1
16,676
RESTUDIED TOOTH NO WORK
1
15,632
RESURFACING
1
11,901
RREPAIRED A BROKEN TOOTH
1
0
SCREW AND SEALANT INTOOTH
1
11,353
SCULPTURED
1
4,467
SEDATION-UNCOOPERATIVE
1
8,570
SEDATIVE FILLING
1
17,596
SEE COMMENTS
1
25,061
SENSATIVE TOOTH
1
9,483
SMOOTH CHIP
1
14,392
SNORING APPLIANCE
1
16,237
SNORING APPLIANCE BROKE
1
16,237
SOCKET PRESERVATION
1
11,836
SOFT FILLING
1
7,026
SPLINT FOR GRINDING TEETH
1
8,446
SPLINT FOR JAW
1
7,150
SQUAM CELL CANCER
1
15,744
STITCHES OFF
1
5,769
STITCHES REMOVED
2
53,429
SURGERY
1
0
SURGERY PREP
1
9,342
SUTURES REMOVED
2
33,037
SWOLLEN GUMS
1
8,986
TAKE STICHES OUT FR SURGE
1
5,231
TEETH TREATMENT
6
33,806
TELEPHONE CALL
1
28,853
TELEPHONE CALL FOR ADVICE
1
7,789
TENSING
1
15,632
TEST FOR CANCER
1
12,618
TESTING FOR DEAD TISSUE
1
14,868
TO FIX A BROKEN TOOTH
1
4,424
TOOK OUT STITCHES
1
9,017
TOOK STITCHES OUT/EXTRACT
1
16,557
TOOTH ACHE
4
31,601
TOOTH BONDING
4
49,979
TOOTH MODELS
1
13,987
TOOTH REPAIR
1
14,009
TOOTH SENSITIVETY
1
39,349
TOOTH SENSITIVITY
1
39,349
TOOTH WAX TRY-IN
1
5,217
TOOTHACHE
2
8,450
TRAY
1
12,164
TREAT INFECTION
1
20,486
TREATMENT FOR PAIN
1
0
TRIED BUT GOT SCARED
1
23,934
TRIED TO REMOVE CROWN
1
23,639
VENEERS
6
45,675
VENEERS OVER TOP TEETH
1
5,845
VENEERS PUT IN
1
31,872
VENEERS-2
1
31,872
WRONG ITEEM
1
4,976
ZAPPED TO SEE IF TEEH DEA
1
11,436
TOTAL
26,253
297,756,018


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