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MEPS HC-188B CODEBOOK
2016 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: May 8, 2018

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: OTHER SPECIFY DENTAL PROCEDURES EDITED
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 138
End: 162

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT16F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
26,832
296,979,462
-8 DK
2
6,826
ABSCESS
1
6,990
ADDED A PIECE OF TOOTH
1
2,653
ADJUST SLEEP APNEA DEVICE
1
15,600
ADJUSTMENT
3
23,047
ADJUSTMENTS
1
1,612
ADVANCED THE HERPS
1
5,682
ALLIGNMENT
1
5,438
ANES
1
15,165
ANESTHESIA
5
35,342
ANETHESIA
1
19,623
ANTIBIOTIC INJ
1
3,498
ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT
1
8,579
ANTIBIOTIC/TETANUS SHOT
1
11,315
ANTIBIOTICS FROM PHONE
1
16,491
APNEA MOUTH PICE FITTED
1
7,218
APNEA MOUTH PIECE
1
18,137
APNEA MOUTH PIECE ADJUSTM
1
7,218
APPLIED VITAMIN ON TEETH
3
9,809
APPOINTMENT MADE
2
16,005
ARRIVED LATE
1
9,605
B/P TOO HIGH TO PULL TOOT
2
27,225
BACTERIA ROOT TREATMENTS
2
69,522
BIOPSY
1
14,492
BITE BLOCK
1
9,429
BITE GARD
1
12,536
BLEEDING GUMS
1
2,690
BLOOD PRESSURE TOO HIGH
1
9,120
BONE GRAFT
1
4,171
BONE GRAPH
1
13,937
BONE IMPLANT
1
11,667
BROKE FRONT TOOTH
1
5,626
BROKE TEMP CROWN OFF
1
9,092
BROKE TOOTH/CEMENT BACKIN
1
3,906
BROKEN DENTAL POST/PIN
1
5,765
BROKEN TEETH
2
10,704
BROKEN TOOTH
9
152,203
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIR
1
16,669
BROKEN TOOTH REPARIED
1
13,406
BROKEN VANEER
1
11,875
BROOKE TOOTH
1
4,072
BUFFED BROKEN MOLAR
1
10,197
BUILD OUT
1
24,688
BUILT UP BOTTOM TEETH
2
15,295
CAD 3D DENTAL IMAGERY
1
13,307
CALL RESET APPT NO INSURA
1
12,547
CALLED FOR INSURAUTHRZTN
1
7,164
CANCER SCREENIG
1
7,066
CANCER SCREENING
5
80,836
CARE PLAN
1
7,408
CAVATES
1
2,606
CAVATIES
1
1,628
CHECK GUMS WEARS DENTURES
1
929
CHECK NERVE DAMAGE
1
3,369
CHECK TOOTH INFECTION
1
13,244
CHECKED LOOSE TOOTH
1
13,269
CHECKING IF HEALED
2
12,497
CHIP FILLED IN
1
17,240
CHIP TOOTH
1
7,007
CLEANED HOLE/PUT CAP BACK
1
16,570
CLIPPED LABIAL FRENUM
1
13,678
COMP
2
6,905
COMPOSITES
1
7,628
CONSULATION NIGHT GUARD
1
18,450
CONSULT
3
71,375
CONSULT FOR WISDOM TEETH
1
21,779
CONSULT RE TMJ
1
14,892
CONSULTATION
5
52,668
CONSULTATION FOR TOOTH
1
15,236
CONSULTATION WISDOM TEETH
1
13,373
CONSUTATION RE TEETHREPLA
1
15,366
CORE AND POST IN TOOTH
1
16,729
COSMETIC
1
12,986
COUNSILTATION4
1
10,911
CRACKED CROWN
1
17,518
CRACKED TEETH
1
15,284
CRACKED TOOTH
3
40,743
CRIED AND DID NOTHING
1
14,009
CROOKED TOOTH
1
10,297
CT SCAN
2
22,616
DECALCIFICATION
1
2,474
DENTAL MEASUREMENTS
1
1,619
DENTAL OFFICE
3
14,414
DENTAL PROSTHESIS
24
75,216
DENTAL STITCH REMOVAL
1
17,208
DENTIST
2
6,224
DENTURE CONSULTATION
1
2,788
DESENSITIZATION LIQUID
1
2,555
DETECT
1
24,854
DIAGNOSIS
1
6,721
DIAGNOSTIC
1
11,251
DIAGNOSTIC FOR PAIN
1
8,217
DIAGNOSTIC/PREVENTATIVE
1
9,338
DISSOLVEABLE STITCHES
1
15,310
DONT KNOW
1
15,165
DRAIN THE OBSEES
1
6,480
DRILLED IN TOOTH NO CAV
1
7,461
DRILLING
2
16,529
EMERGENCY TOOTH
1
6,643
EXAM
1
10,747
EXAMINE TONGUE
1
13,309
FALSE TOOTH COMPLETION
1
10,067
FALSE TOOTH FINISHING
1
10,067
FALSE TOOTH FIT AND GLUE
1
10,067
FALSE TOOTH FITTING
1
10,067
FALSE TOOTH PREPARATION
1
10,067
FEETH GUARD
1
11,379
FILE TEETH
1
8,721
FILED A CHIPPED TOOTH
1
8,998
FILED MOLERS
1
3,417
FILED THE BONE DOWN
1
16,991
FILED TOOTH DOWN
2
15,840
FILING DOWN OF TEETH
1
39,399
FILLING GROUND DOWN
1
11,037
FINAL TRY
1
1,612
FIT FOR ORALAPPL FORAPNEA
1
16,588
FITTED FOR A MOUTH GAURD
1
13,639
FITTING AND ADJUSTING
1
13,909
FITTING FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
10,745
FITTING FOR MOUTHPIECE
1
16,588
FITTING FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
11,187
FIX BROKEN TOOTH
1
14,347
FIX DENTIST WORK
1
7,987
FIXED A BROKEN TOOTH
2
13,280
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
1
14,413
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
2
26,180
FIXED TEETH
3
91,920
FOLLOW UP
12
122,257
FOLLOW UP AFTER SURGERY
1
6,424
FOLLOW UP ALL OK
1
2,930
FOLLOW UP EXAM
1
8,106
FOLLOW UP FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
11,187
FOLLOW UP SURGERY
1
8,851
FOLLOW UP TO BONE IMPLANT
1
22,477
FOLLOW UP TO PREVIOUS VIS
1
6,954
FOLLOW UP TO SURGERY
1
22,741
FOLLOW UP TO TEETH EXTRAC
1
5,444
FOLLOW UP VISIT
1
4,723
FOLLOW UP/CHECK UP
1
10,842
FOLLOW-UP
2
11,451
FOLLOW-UP VISIT
1
16,877
FOLLOWUP
4
54,596
FULL MOUTH IMPRESSIONS
1
6,458
GAVE ANTIBIOTIC
1
15,310
GENERAL CARE FOR TOOTH NE
1
14,960
GENERAL EYE EXAM
1
5,194
GLUED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
5,887
GRIND DOWN FILLING
1
11,037
GRINDING PROTECTION
1
4,334
GRINDS TEETH TO FIT GUARD
1
17,380
GROUND CHIP ON TOOTH
1
12,544
GROUND DOWN 3 TEETH
1
8,721
GROUND DOWN FILLINGS
1
14,457
GUARD TOOTH GRINDING
1
1,268
GUM
1
2,541
HERPS
2
11,364
IMPRESSION
3
31,073
IMPRESSIONS
15
140,236
IMPRESSIONS FOR NEW TEETH
1
12,230
IMPRESSIONS MADE
2
32,170
INCLUDED ON PREVIOUS VISI
1
3,768
INFECTION
1
2,851
INFECTION AND PLAN OF CAR
1
7,408
INFECTION TREATMENT
1
9,597
INJECTED ANTIBOTIC IN GUM
1
12,868
INSERTED SPACER
1
4,849
IV SEDATION
1
20,413
JAW SEIZED UP
1
9,630
JUST A PHONE CALL
1
3,971
LASIER TREATMENT
1
27,000
LIMITED ORAL EVALUATION
1
16,740
MADE IMPRESSIONS
1
7,408
MEASUREMENTS
1
1,612
MOLD
1
8,689
MOLD FOR NEW TOOTH
1
13,298
MOLD FOR PARTIAL
1
7,858
MOLDING
1
15,795
MOLDINGS
1
6,962
MOLDS MADE
1
12,692
MOLDS OF TEETH
1
12,780
MOLDS TAKEN
1
9,926
MOUTH GUARD
9
115,306
MOUTH GUARD ADJUSTMENT
1
5,883
MOUTH GUARD FITTING
1
14,110
MOUTH GUARD FOR GRINDING
2
37,607
MOUTH GUARD FOR TMJ
1
4,113
MOUTHPIECE APPLIANCE
4
72,549
NIGHT GAURD FITTING
1
13,468
NIGHT GUARD
8
70,218
NIGHT GUARD ADJUSTMENT
1
8,339
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
2
18,218
NIGHT GUARD/TEETH GRINDIN
1
10,745
NIGHTGUARD
1
8,721
NITRO OXIDE
1
25,785
NONE CODED AS N/S
1
4,451
NOTHING SEE COMMENTS
1
3,333
NUMBING INJECTION
1
35,282
OBSESE
1
6,480
OPEN AND DRAIN
1
11,042
ORAL APPILANCE
1
16,020
ORAL APPLIANCE
1
13,020
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
1
8,245
ORAL EVAL CHIPPED TOOTH
1
14,634
ORAL INFECTION
1
17,436
ORAL PAIN
1
14,284
PAIN
1
17,701
PAIN IN THE GUM
1
2,792
PAIN IN WISDOM
1
4,584
PAIN MANAGEMENT FROM EXTR
1
34,244
PAIN MED FOR WISDOM TOOTH
1
1,978
PATCH TO CHIP
1
11,803
PHONE CALL TO CANCEL APPT
1
17,312
PHOTO OF TONG FOR BUMP
1
12,868
PICK UP GRINDING PROTECTI
1
4,334
PICK UP RETAINERS
1
6,458
PICK UP XR RESULTS
1
0
PICKED UP MOUTHPIECE
1
16,588
PIECE OF TOOTH BROKE
1
18,478
PLACE GRINDING PROTECTION
1
4,334
PLACED FILLER ON TOOTH
1
13,795
PORCELAIN VENEERS
3
51,069
PORECELAIN VENEERS
1
17,023
POST OP FOLLOW UP
1
11,328
PROSTHETICS TREATMENT
3
8,207
PROSTHODONTICS
6
55,481
PUT IN POST
1
21,161
RE-REPAIR OF TOOTH
1
11,117
REALIGNMENT
1
24,911
REBUILD TOOTH
2
13,037
RECEIVED MOUTH GAURD
1
13,639
REEVALUATION
1
25,449
REFERAL
1
7,296
REFERAL TO ANOTHER DOCTOR
1
10,308
REFERED TO ANOTHER DOCTOR
1
11,763
RELIEF OF PAIN
1
13,359
REMOVAL
1
11,459
REMOVAL OF STITCHES
1
19,704
REMOVE A CAP
1
11,222
REMOVE CAVATIES
1
1,628
REMOVE FIBROID
1
4,592
REMOVED STITCHES
4
24,761
REMOVED SUCHERS
1
7,251
REPAIR OF BROKEN TOOTH
1
10,185
REPAIRED DENTURE IN FRONT
1
13,653
REPAIRED TOOTH FRACTURE
1
6,388
REPLACED WIRE AND ADJUST
1
6,499
RESURFACING OF TOOTH
1
3,057
ROOT EXPOSE -
1
12,571
RORATER CUP SURGERY
1
5,194
ROTATER CUO SURGERY
1
5,194
RP/SCI
1
20,302
SALIVA SAMPLE
1
57,125
SANDED DOWN CHIPPED TOOTH
1
7,522
SCRAPE AND REPAIR OR CAP
1
18,589
SCREENING TEST F\CANCER
1
12,468
SCREWS REMOVED
3
27,904
SENSATIVE TOOTH
1
20,112
SET APPOINTMENT
1
4,711
SHAVE TEETH
2
24,459
SHAVING OF CHIPPED TOOTH
1
0
SINUS GRAFT
1
11,285
SLEEP APHNEA
2
18,226
SLEEP APNEA MOUTHPIECE
1
18,137
SLEEP STUDY
1
12,227
SPOKE TO SECRETARY
1
2,029
STABILIZED TOOTH
1
11,342
STITCHES REMOVED
3
41,566
SURFACE COMPOSITE RE CHIP
1
9,146
SURGERY PREP/CHARTING
1
34,477
SUTURES
1
21,820
SWELLING IN MOUTH
1
23,947
SWOLLEN GUMS
1
2,164
TEETH BREAKING
1
22,741
TEETH CRUMBLING
6
136,443
TEETH EXPOSURE
1
4,078
TEETH HURT IN FALL UPKEEP
1
6,642
TELEPHONE CALL
1
7,205
TEMP REPLACE FRONT TEETH
1
15,426
TEMP VENEERS
1
9,317
TESTING GUM DEPTH
1
10,275
THIS WAS ONLY A CALL TO R
1
13,952
TISSUE TRANSPALNT
1
25,159
TMD TREATMENT
1
11,013
TO GLU CROWN BACK INTO MO
1
3,842
TO MAKE APPT
1
4,252
TONGUE TIE SURGERY
1
8,851
TOOH ACHE
1
5,152
TOOK STITCHES OUT
1
5,747
TOOTH ACHE
1
4,929
TOOTH ACHNE
1
4,906
TOOTH FILED
1
16,987
TOOTH FILED DOWS
1
9,141
TOOTH GRINDING
1
29,954
TOOTH GROUND DOWN
1
12,544
TOOTH INFECTION
2
11,937
TOOTH PREP
1
7,957
TOOTH REBUILT
1
6,451
TOOTH REPAIR
4
53,119
TOOTH REPLACEMENT
1
22,004
TOOTHACHE CONSULT
1
5,140
TOOTHPASTE ONLY
1
11,085
TOSEE CAUSE FOR MOUTH PAI
1
9,496
TREATMENT
2
30,228
TREATMENT FOR PAIN
1
4,355
TRIMMED BONDING
1
16,048
TWO TITANIUM POSTS REMOVE
1
9,247
UNCOVERED POST
1
25,366
UNK CONDITION-HOLE/EXTRAC
1
7,531
UNPECIFIED
1
16,775
USED GAS TO PUT OUT
1
14,009
VANEER UPPER AND LOWER
1
0
VANEERS UPPER AND LOWER
1
0
VENEER
1
6,691
VENEER IMPRESSIONS
1
13,454
VENEER ON A FRONT TOOTH
1
21,304
VENEER ON FRONT TOOTH
3
63,911
VENEERS
1
6,691
VENEERS PLACED IN
1
13,454
VITAMINS ON TEETH
1
6,823
WIDSON TOOTH SURGERY
1
9,042
WORKING ON FEETING FALSE
1
12,980
TOTAL
27,306
302,213,178


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