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MEPS HC-220B CODEBOOK
2020 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: May 23, 2022

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: OTHER SPECIFY DENTAL PROCEDURES EDITED
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 118
End: 142

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
21,021
268,682,488
-8 DK
1
19,469
1ST VISIT
1
15,277
ABCESS
2
17,842
ABCESS TOOTH
1
15,548
ABCESSED TOOTH
1
7,173
ABSESS
1
8,524
ABSESSED TOOTH
2
28,488
ACCLUSIAL GUARD IMPRESSIO
1
5,420
ADJUST BITE
1
21,099
ADJUSTED DAMAGED TEETH
1
3,703
ADJUSTING SPLINT
1
29,810
ANESTHESIA HEALTH CHECK
1
12,206
ANESTHSIA
1
27,612
ANTIBIOTIC IN GUMS
1
15,148
ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBED
1
3,878
ANTIBIOTICS
1
11,735
ANTIBOTIC PROCEDURE
1
4,779
APNEA FIX
1
7,190
ASSESSMENT OF MOUTH
1
16,620
BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT
1
9,486
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
15,827
BITE ALIGNMENT
1
7,334
BITE GUARD
4
55,634
BITEGUARD IMPRESSION
1
8,027
BLOOD PRESSURE AND WEIGHT
1
5,007
BONDED TWO FRONT TEETH TO
1
21,844
BONDING
4
37,209
BONE GRAFT
2
58,487
BONE GRAFTING
1
10,113
BONE GRAPH
2
22,428
BONE REPLACEMENT
1
5,462
BRIDGES/IMPLAN/CROWN
1
7,331
BROKEN TOOTH
5
70,215
BROKEN TOOTH EVALUATION
1
8,369
BUFFED SHARP EDGES
1
13,583
BUILD UP
1
9,889
BUILDUP
1
17,243
BYOPSI
1
14,420
CANCELLED
1
7,227
CANCER SCREENING
1
39,489
CAVITY BLOCKER
1
18,655
CHECK SURGERY
1
14,837
CHECK TO VERIFY INSURANCE
1
10,216
CHECKED TO SEE AESTHESIA
1
12,206
CHECKING THE TOOTH AT THE
1
4,067
COMPUTER EVAL/PRE IMPLANT
1
8,773
CONSULT
2
34,930
CONSULTATION
7
63,548
CONSULTATION SESSION RE C
1
5,676
CONSULTATION/MEASUREMENT
1
21,668
CORRECTED BITE/TEETH/GRIN
1
9,829
COSULTATION
1
9,636
CRACKED TOOTH & SMOOTHING
1
7,221
CT-SCAN & MOLLAR CREATION
1
14,629
CUT ADDITIONAL BRACE TISS
1
5,192
DENSTIST
1
6,729
DENT NEW
1
0
DENTA CONS.REFERRAL
1
5,477
DENTAL CLEANING
1
8,727
DENTAL CLEANING & MOUTHGA
1
12,345
DENTAL CLEANING, MOUTHGAR
1
12,345
DENTAL CONSULTATION
1
5,477
DENTAL DIAGNOSTIC
1
6,141
DENTAL GUARD
1
29,443
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
3
33,985
DENTAL PAIN
1
11,491
DENTAL SPECIALIST
1
8,963
DENTAL WORK
1
7,331
DENTIST
2
18,749
DIAGNOSING EAR PAIN
1
8,773
DIAGNOSIS
1
5,007
DIAGNOSTIC OR PREVENTIVE
2
48,441
EMERGENCY TREATMENT
1
8,013
EMERGENCY VISIT TOOTH ACH
1
6,428
EYE EXAM AT SCHGOOL
1
16,852
FILE SHARP RIDGES ON TEET
1
17,042
FITTD FOR DENTURES
1
6,975
FITTED ACCLUSIAL GUARD
1
5,420
FITTING FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
21,190
FIX FALSE TOOTH
1
8,792
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
1
22,094
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH & 2 CR
1
7,512
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
10,472
FLU SHOT
1
7,521
FLUOROSCOPE
1
9,267
FOLLOW UP
14
174,856
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGERY
1
42,641
FOLLOW UP ON INFECTION
1
17,090
FOLLOW UP VISIT
1
7,174
FOLLOW-UP
2
24,227
FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT
1
13,523
FOLLOWUP BY PHONE
1
13,543
FOLOOW-UP TO SURGERY
1
21,754
FOOD PARTICLES IN GUMS RE
1
13,790
FRENOTOMY
1
9,753
FRONT TOOTH REPAIR
1
3,703
GAVE MEDICINE
1
7,000
GENERAL CONSULT
1
8,002
GET ANTIBIOTICS
1
11,261
GINGIVITIS TREATMENT
1
20,875
GROUND TEETH
1
16,534
GUARD
1
4,974
HAD A MOLD DONE
1
11,533
HEALTH CHECK
1
12,773
HOLE REMAINS IN TOOTH
1
15,426
IMAGE OF TEETH
1
14,602
IMPRESSION
2
13,802
IMPRESSION FOR MOUTH GUAR
1
2,023
IMPRESSIONS
3
48,828
IMPRESSIONS AND FITTINGS
1
9,410
INCLUDED WITH 1ST VISIT
1
15,277
INCLUSION BENIGN LESION
1
10,995
INFECTED TOOTH
1
9,643
INFECTION
2
31,826
INFECTION CROWN
4
76,769
INVISILINE
1
12,239
LASER CUT-TONGUE/LIP TIE
1
37,789
LASER TREATMENT
2
17,294
LIP TIE
1
26,255
LIP TIE REVISION
1
7,446
LOOKED AT A SORE TOOTH
1
15,987
LOSE TOOTH
1
15,810
MADE TRAY FOR WHITENING
1
11,960
MEASURED FOR CROWN
1
17,948
MEAT EXTRACTION FROM TOOT
1
3,879
MEDICATED SHOTS
1
12,001
MISSED THE APPOINTMENT
1
11,269
MOLD FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
10,394
MOLD FOR PARTIAL
1
24,431
MONTHLY TREATMENT
1
12,470
MOULD OF MOUTH
1
21,220
MOUTH GUARD
8
106,924
MOUTH GUARD FITTING
3
33,066
MOUTH GUARD MADE
1
9,641
MOUTH IMPRESIONS
1
4,073
MOUTH INFECTION
2
34,181
MOUTHGUARD
2
37,451
MOUTHGUARD CHECKUP
1
9,640
NA
1
12,648
NIGHT GUARD
3
50,234
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
1
4,312
NIGHT GUARD IMPRESSION
1
4,312
NIGHT GUARD INCERTION
1
4,974
NIGHTGUARD
3
33,750
NIGHTGUARD MOLDING
1
11,021
NOT SEEN, SINUS INFECTION
1
6,561
NOTHING
1
27,428
ORAL CANCER CHECK
1
15,622
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
2
45,684
ORAL EVALUATION
1
8,369
OVERBITE PAIN
1
17,586
PAIN
1
24,709
PAIN DUE TO FILLING
1
24,709
PAIN FROM FILLING
3
88,895
PAIN INJECTION
1
21,498
PAINT ON RECSESSION OF GU
1
10,714
PALADAR
1
14,872
PARTIAL PLATES & FITTING
1
13,694
PICK-UP MOUTH GUARD
1
18,207
PICTURES OF TEETH FOR INV
1
28,793
PLUG/BUILDUP
1
17,243
PORCELIN TEETH
1
8,757
POST OP
2
22,632
POST OP CK
1
13,302
POST OP VISIT
1
9,486
POST OPERATIVE FOLLOW
1
8,086
PREO0 VISIT
1
16,233
PREOP AND IMPRESSIONS
1
9,998
PREVENTATIVE ANTIBIOTIC
1
15,975
PROCEDURE
1
10,639
PROCEEDURE/ TOOTH REPAIR
1
10,564
PROVIDED PRX FOR INFECTIO
1
13,789
REBUILDING NEW CROWN
1
12,383
REBUILT 3 TEETH
1
14,475
REBUILT TOOTH
1
15,603
RECEVIED NIGHT GUARD
1
11,643
REMOVE STITCHES
1
13,402
REMOVE TOOTH FRAGMENT-GUM
1
10,517
REMOVED STICHES
1
11,899
REMOVED STITCHES
2
53,158
REPAIR OF TEETH PST ACCID
1
10,867
REPAIRED TOOTH
1
9,635
RESEMENTING
1
46,438
RESIN AND OCC GUARD
1
13,395
ROOT PLAN
2
19,388
SANDING BROKEN TOOTH
1
24,236
SENT AWAY FEVER PATIENT
1
9,814
SEVER LIGAMENT OF TOP LIP
1
14,901
SHAVE TEETH
2
18,483
SHAVED MY TOOTH DOWN
1
10,003
SHAVING OF A TOOTH
1
21,237
SHOWING RESULTS OF XRAY
1
6,578
SILVER DIAMINE FLOURIDE
1
14,494
SINUS CLEANED OUT
1
11,246
SINUS SURGERY PROCEDURE
1
26,959
SLEEP APNEA
3
41,661
SLEEP APNEA DEVICE
2
22,685
SMOOTHED BROKEN TOOTH
1
4,775
SMOOTHED FRONT TOOTH
1
10,863
SPLINT
1
16,534
SPOT IN MOUTH
1
8,983
STICHES REMOVED
1
26,959
STITCHES OUT
1
11,246
STITCHES REMOVED
1
13,378
STITCHES REMOVED FROM EXT
1
11,261
SURGERY -- BRIDGE
1
5,060
SUTURE CHECKUP
1
0
SUTURE REMOVAL
2
44,105
SUTURE REMOVAL FOLLOWINGY
1
9,351
TALK ABOUT BILL
1
11,405
TEAR IN GUM
1
25,865
TEETH BLEACHING
3
33,760
TEETH GRINDING
1
10,343
TEETH WAITENING
1
28,075
TEETH WHITENING
2
20,422
TEETH WHITENING KIT
1
15,215
TEETH WHITENING PREP
2
15,385
TEMPORARY POST
1
8,345
TEMPORARY POSTS
2
16,690
TEST
1
10,963
TISSUE BRIDGES WERE CUT
1
5,192
TMG ISSUE
2
9,702
TMJ
3
34,786
TMJ MOUTHPIECE
3
34,786
TONGUE
1
7,409
TONGUE AND LIP TIE SURGER
1
4,283
TONGUE TIE
2
56,533
TOOK CAP OFF AND REMOVED
1
7,594
TOOK IMPRESSION
1
9,069
TOOK IMPRESSION OF MOUTH
1
6,185
TOOTH ACHE
2
14,221
TOOTH GLUED BACK
1
9,069
TOOTH INFECTION
3
22,010
TOOTH PAIN
1
9,339
TOOTH REBUILD
1
5,840
TOOTH REBUILT
1
6,911
TOOTH REPAIR
6
49,347
TOOTH ROOTS
1
5,235
TOOTH TEST
1
6,499
TOUGUE PROBLEMS
1
2,351
TOUNGH TIED CLIP
1
14,207
TRAY FOR TMJ TREATMENT
1
12,177
UNABLE TO PREFORM TEETH R
1
3,293
UV TREATMENT
1
13,560
VENEERS
2
28,625
VIRTURAL VISIT
1
14,537
WHITENING
2
29,500
WROTE PRESCRIPTION
1
8,174
TOTAL
21,363
273,093,504


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