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MEPS HC-168B CODEBOOK
2014 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: April 22, 2016

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

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT14F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
26,682
305,426,039
-8 DK
3
27,651
ACRILIC RESTORATION
1
5,374
ADJUSTED BITE
1
12,178
ADJUSTMENT OF TOOTH
1
13,936
ADJUSTMENTS AND ALIGNMENT
1
7,206
ALL INCLUDED FROM 1ST VIS
1
7,963
AMAL 1 SURF PERM POST
1
12,015
ANESTISA
1
5,460
ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT
1
14,675
ANTIBIOTICS
1
10,739
BIOPSY OF GUM TISSUE
1
12,118
BITE ADJUSTMENT
6
119,142
BITE PLATE FOR TEETH GRIN
1
21,540
BITEGUARD
1
18,334
BLEEDING GUMS
1
11,159
BONDING
1
9,146
BONE BUILD UP
1
22,659
BONE GRAFT
2
19,044
BONE GRAPH FOLLOW UP
2
23,527
BONE GRAPHS
1
11,764
BONE IMPLANT
1
2,208
BONE REPLACEMENT GRAFT
1
7,319
BROKEN TOOTH
5
71,482
BROKEN TOOTH EMERGENCY
1
23,282
BROKEN TOOTH FIXED
1
24,119
BROKEN TOOTH PINNED
1
16,349
BROKEN TOOTH REMOVAL
1
3,803
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIR
1
10,544
BUILDUP
2
40,171
CALL
2
7,144
CALL ROOT CANAL PAIN
1
10,608
CALLED FOR APPT
1
7,669
CANCER SCREENING
1
0
CANKER SORES
1
10,845
CAP ON IMPLANTS
1
7,725
CAST
1
5,151
CAT SCAN
1
11,852
CAVATY CHECK
1
2,083
CAVITY CHECK
1
4,359
CAVITY REMOVED
1
3,127
CHECKED ORAL SORE
1
18,683
CHECKING ORTHO WORK
1
6,590
CHIPPED BACK TOOTH
1
7,397
CHIPPED TOOTH-CHECK
1
14,487
CLEAN GUM LINE
1
7,130
CLEAN GUMS - WISDOM TEETH
1
15,976
CLEANS ONE TOOTH
1
15,225
CONSULT FOR TEETH GAPS
1
10,458
CONSULTATION
15
323,252
CONSULTATION NO TREATMENT
1
8,331
CORE BUILD
1
9,072
CORE BUILD UP FOR TOOTH
1
18,493
CORE BUILDUP
2
29,639
CORE BUILDUP / PREFABRICA
1
5,669
CORE BUILDUP/ IMPRESSION
1
15,560
COSMETIC CONTURING TOOTH
1
9,758
COULDNT DO ANYTHING
2
14,590
CPMPOSITE SURF. ANTERIO
1
13,132
CRACKED TOOTH
1
7,358
CRIB APPLIANCE
1
2,923
CROWN CRACKED AGAIN
1
6,985
CROWN MEASURED
1
6,690
CROWN REMOVAL
1
4,342
CROWN TOO EXPENSIVE LEFT
1
4,463
DEAD TOOTH
3
25,283
DEBTAL PLATES
1
26,767
DENTAL BITE GUARD
1
21,583
DENTAL CARE LESSON
1
3,587
DENTAL IMPRESSION
1
12,583
DENTAL NURSE FOR PAIN GEL
1
3,448
DIAGNOSTIC AND PREVENTION
1
11,561
DIAGNOSTIC OR PREVENTATIV
1
8,428
DID IMPRESSIONS
1
30,593
DID NOT GAT ANY THING DON
1
6,695
DISCUSS COVERAGE
1
13,012
EMERGENCY FOR PAIN
1
3,829
ENAMEL ON TEETH
1
27,780
EVALUATION
3
16,653
EXAM OF CHIPPED TOOTH
1
4,992
EXPERENCING PAIN
1
17,160
EXPOSURE
1
43,304
EXTENDED BONE
1
10,171
EXTRAXTION AND RESINS
1
20,318
FILED A TOOTH
1
1,874
FILED BONE
1
4,454
FILED DOWN A PUSHY TOOTH
1
9,125
FILED DOWN THE CROWN
1
13,554
FILED SMOOTH
1
2,621
FILING OF TOOTH
1
13,926
FILLED GAPS BETWEEN TEETH
1
22,021
FILM ON CANINE TOOTH
1
25,264
FINALIZE IMPRESSIONS
1
24,579
FIRST VISIT TO EVALUATE
1
6,202
FIT FOR OCCLUSAL GUAR
1
10,188
FIT MOUTH GUARD
1
35,536
FITTED FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
35,536
FITTING FOR ORAL APPLIANC
1
15,598
FIX CHIP IN TOOTH
1
7,608
FIXED APPARATUS FOR TEETH
1
3,691
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
1
3,067
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
2
38,552
FIXED MOUTH GAURD
1
13,146
FIXED TOOTH
1
6,242
FIXED TOOTH IN PLATE
1
12,684
FIXING FOR ORAL APPLIANCE
1
15,598
FOLLOW UP
15
121,011
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGERY
1
28,370
FOLLOW UP OF THE TOOTH PU
1
7,199
FOLLOW UP TO PREV VISIT
1
2,981
FOLLOW UP VISIT
1
18,510
FOLLOW UP/PULLED TOOTH
1
14,280
FOLLOW-UP
3
22,535
FOLLOW-UP ALL GOOD
1
0
FOLLOW-UP EXAM
1
28,149
FOLLOW-UP FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
7,676
FOLLOW-UP FROM DENTAL SUR
1
6,297
FOLLOWUP
9
73,054
FOLLOWUP DENTAL SURGERY
1
1,659
FOLLOWUP REGARDING PLAQUE
1
6,228
FOLLOWUP TO SURGERY
1
28,370
FOR A BROKEN TOOTH
1
6,249
FRACTURE IN ROOT
1
11,492
FRONT TOOTH IN WRONG POSI
1
1,193
GEL
1
20,713
GRIND DOWN A TOOTH
1
10,477
GROUND DOWN HIGH TOOTH
1
49,083
GROUND TEETH DOWN
1
8,331
GROUND TWO TEETH
2
38,107
HEAT PACK\ ULTRASOUND
1
9,533
IMPACTED TOOTH-POST TREAT
1
12,151
IMPLANTED A BONE
1
16,515
IMPRESENTS
1
26,360
IMPRESIONS FOR RETAINERS
1
1,667
IMPRESSION
6
77,141
IMPRESSION FOR MOUTH GUAR
1
12,035
IMPRESSION MADE OF TEETH
1
16,747
IMPRESSION OF APPLIANCE
1
22,871
IMPRESSION OF TEETH
1
6,874
IMPRESSIONS
8
116,758
IMPRESSIONS MOUTH GUARD
1
20,817
IMPRESSIONS NEW BRIDGE
1
2,407
IMPRESSIONS OF TEETH
1
16,747
IMPRESSIONS/NIGHT GUARD
1
15,490
INFECTION TOOTH
1
2,785
INSTALLED SPACER
1
2,385
JAR REALIGNMENT
1
0
JUST A PHONE CALL
1
13,793
JUST CALLED DENTIST
1
7,134
JUST LOOKED AT PRIOR EXTR
1
19,104
JUST LOOKED IN MOUTH
1
6,942
JUST MADE AN APPOINTMENT
1
3,230
LAB TEST
1
7,608
LABS FOR CYST
1
13,528
LIP INJECTIONS
1
18,068
LOOK AT SORE TOOTH
1
13,615
LOOSE TOOTH
1
19,776
LOWER DENTAL TREATMENT
2
10,165
MADE A MOLD
1
6,215
MADE A MOLD FOR JAW REPR
1
2,575
MADE AN IMPRESSION
1
8,045
MADE MORE IMPRESSIONS
1
9,380
MAINTENANCE LASER
1
10,084
MAKE FAKE HALF TOOTH.
1
12,275
MEASURED DENSITY
1
3,113
MEASUREMENT
1
7,195
MEDICINE PUT IN TOOTH/GUM
1
4,400
MIFLK RESIN BASED COMPOSI
1
9,831
MODEL
1
24,052
MODIFY IMPRESSIONS
1
7,206
MOLD
1
2,492
MOLDING FOR BITEGUARD
1
13,212
MOLDS OCCLUSION ANALYSIS
1
14,190
MORE IMPRESSIONS
1
8,226
MORE RESINS
1
20,318
MOUTH BLEEDING
1
14,972
MOUTH GUARD
11
234,367
MOUTH GUARD FOR NIGHT USE
1
17,454
MOUTH PIECE FOR SNORING
1
16,525
MOUTH SCREENINGS
1
31,567
MOUTHPIECE
1
5,734
MOUTHPIECE FITTING
1
5,734
NATURAL BRIDGE
1
17,625
NERVE TREAT SPACE MAINTAI
1
11,716
NIGHT GUARD
6
56,800
NIGHT GUARD CHECK
1
25,139
NIGHT GUIDE
1
4,089
NIGHTGUARD
1
15,209
NIGHTGUARD FITTING
1
15,209
NITROUS
1
0
NITROUS OXIDE
3
31,918
NO TREATMENT
1
17,160
NOT ABLE TO DO
1
5,188
OBTURATOR
1
16,641
OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT
1
12,735
OCCLUSAL GUARD
1
21,268
OCCLUSIONAL ADJUSTMENT
1
14,190
OPEN SPACE BETWEEN 2 TEET
1
13,146
ORAL CANCER EXAM
1
14,938
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
4
61,389
OTHER
1
10,261
PACKED BLEEDING
1
9,338
PACKED TOOTH HOLE
1
8,042
PAIN
1
11,371
PAIN IN JAW
1
9,642
PAIN RELIEF TREATMENT
1
12,658
PALATIF CARE
1
21,943
PALLIATIVE
1
11,653
PALLIATIVE EMERGENCY PAIN
1
5,470
PANOREX
1
4,291
PART OF TEET TREALIGNMENT
1
9,928
PART OF TEETH REALIGNMENT
3
29,785
PEDIATRITION
1
6,093
PHONE CALL
3
31,700
PHONE CALL BROKEN TOOTH
1
27,670
PHONE CALL INS INFO
2
20,793
PHONE CALL TO SCHEDULE A
1
5,717
PHONE CONSULATATION
1
6,387
PHOTOGRAPHS OF TEETH
1
8,593
PICK UP GUARD
1
12,035
PICTURE OF MOUTH
1
24,438
POLISHED TEETH
1
9,758
POLYMER TREATMENT
1
25,139
PORCELIN FILLER BROKEN TO
1
7,972
PORCELLAN
1
10,128
POST OFFICE VISIT
1
10,262
POST OP CHECK UP
1
9,380
POST OP CHECKUP
1
4,066
POST OP FOLLOW UP
1
8,251
POST OP LOOKED IN MOUTH
1
22,892
POST SURGERY
1
6,690
PRE OP
1
18,340
PRE-SURGERY VISIT
1
13,323
PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC
1
13,789
PRINTS TO TEETH
1
5,083
PULL STITCHES
2
20,087
PULLED OFF BRACES
1
3,237
PUT IN FOR INSURANCE
1
0
PUT IN MOUTH GUARD
1
13,661
R WAS REFUSED SERVICE
1
11,609
RADIOGRAPH 3D IMAGE
1
38,507
RE CHECK
1
19,612
RECD BRIDGE
1
3,429
RECHECK
2
21,017
RECHECK ON GRAFTING SURGE
1
10,167
RECHECK ON SURGERY
1
10,167
REFERAL TO ORAL SURGEON
1
8,056
REFERRAL
2
18,305
REFERRAL TO ANOTHER DENTI
1
4,194
REFERRAL TO SPECIALIST
1
19,627
REFERRED TO DENTISTRY
1
12,632
REFERRED TO SPECIALIST
1
17,160
REMOVAL OF STICHES
1
2,208
REMOVAL OF STITCHES
2
5,256
REMOVE STICHES
1
14,133
REMOVE STITCHES
3
37,632
REMOVE STITCHES FOLLOWUP
1
0
REMOVED A PIECE OF A ROOT
1
11,206
REMOVED PART OF NERVE
1
10,372
REMOVED RETAINER
1
0
REMOVED STITCHES
1
7,319
REMOVED THE SURGERPACKING
1
16,641
REMOVED TONSILS
1
20,583
REPAIR
1
36,839
REPAIR FAILED
1
24,119
REPAIR OF PREVIOUS WORK
1
17,392
RESSPCIONIST
1
2,721
RESTORATION-ENDODONTIC
1
21,641
RESTORATIVE ENDODONTIC
1
27,253
RESTORATIVE PROCEDURE
1
15,225
RESTORATIVE WORK
1
12,737
SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT
1
5,806
SEALED A CRACK IN TOOTH
1
16,349
SECOND OPINION
2
27,752
SECURED TWO CROWNS
1
12,549
SENSITIVE TEST
1
12,035
SENSITIVITY OF NEW FILLIN
1
12,035
SENSITIVITY TESTING
1
12,035
SINUS BONE GRAFT
1
22,984
SLEEP APNEA APPLIANCE
1
20,719
SLEEP DISORDER RETAINER
1
7,862
SMOOTHE A CHIPPED TOOTH
1
33,211
SMOOTHED OUT OTHER TOOTH
1
9,449
SMOOTHED OUT ROUGH SPOT
1
16,287
SNORING DEVICE
1
17,876
SOFT TISSUE
1
7,143
SOFT TISSUE GRAFT
1
6,064
SORE GUMS FOLLOW UP
1
8,033
SPACER FOR PULLED TOOTH
1
2,385
SPACER FOR TEETH
1
16,629
SPACER IMPLANTED
1
4,066
STAYPLATE AND WAX TRY IN
1
7,033
STICHES REMOVED
1
7,692
STITCHES
1
15,533
STITCHES REMOVAL
2
20,718
STITCHES REMOVED
2
15,533
SURGICAL PROCEDURE
1
10,753
SUTURE REMOVAL
3
44,153
SUTURES OUT
1
8,559
SWOLLEN JAW
1
4,034
TEMP BRIDGE
1
8,087
TEMPORARY CROWN PUT ON
1
21,561
TMJ EVALUATION
1
11,209
TO FIX DENTAL BITE
1
24,367
TO GET AMOXICILLIN
1
11,858
TO MAKE IMPRESSIONS
1
9,380
TOOK IMPRESSIONS
1
22,104
TOOK MOLD
1
3,429
TOOK MOLD OF TEETH
1
5,023
TOOK THE THREAD OUT
1
5,928
TOOTH ACHE/CAVITY
1
3,001
TOOTH ADJUSTMENT
2
15,384
TOOTH BONDING
2
20,928
TOOTH CHECKED AFTER FALL
1
6,749
TOOTH FELL OUT
1
19,776
TOOTH FELL OUT - EXAMINAT
1
10,079
TOOTH FILING
1
3,660
TOOTH FILLER BETWEENTEETH
1
14,957
TOOTH FOLLOW-UP
1
3,341
TOOTH IMPRESSION
1
15,533
TOOTH INFECTION
1
2,428
TOOTH PAIN
2
32,533
TOOTH REPAIRED
1
13,825
TOOTH SENSITIVITY
1
20,022
TOOTHACHE
1
2,199
TOPICAL NUMBING CREAM
1
17,395
TREATING SENSITVE TOOTH
1
28,928
UNK HEAD/TOOTH PAIN
1
28,904
UNK TOOTH/HEAD PAIN
1
28,904
UPPER LIP SURGERY
1
2,450
VENEERS
4
77,333
VENER REPLACED
1
16,192
WENT IN TO ASK QUESTIONS.
1
6,080
WHITNER TRAY
1
19,425
TOTAL
27,131
311,060,130


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