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MEPS H51B CODEBOOK
2000 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: August 16, 2005

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: EDITED DENTOTHR
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 130
End: 154

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT00F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
22,243
282,923,022
1
2
18,716
15
1
4,709
3
1
5,912
6
1
9,026
91
3
52,244
ADJUST MOUTH GUARD
1
6,409
ADJUST OUTER MOUTH PIECE
1
15,915
ADJUSTED BRIDGES
1
7,193
ADJUSTED LIP BUMPER
1
15,390
ADJUSTING BRIDGES
1
7,193
ADJUSTMENT
1
18,011
ADJUSTMENT LIP BUMPER
1
15,390
ADJUSTMENT OF LIP BUMPER
1
37,322
ATTEMPT TO REPAIR
1
16,808
BACK MOLAR RECONSTRUCTION
1
1,405
BIOPSY
1
7,325
BITE GUARD
2
21,008
BITE IMPRESSION
1
6,081
BLEACH
1
17,956
BLEACHING
1
15,397
BLOOD PRESSSURE CHECK
1
15,628
BONDING 1 TOOTH TO OTHE
1
8,982
BONDING TEETH
1
9,731
BRIDGGE WINGS
1
14,910
BROKE TOOTH
1
16,664
BROKEN CROWN VIST
1
11,194
BROKEN TOOTH
3
35,268
BUFFING OF TOOTH
1
14,710
BULLDOG BITE
5
88,616
CALLED MADE APPOINTMENT
1
16,785
CANCER SCREENING
1
14,202
CEMENT OF TOOTH
1
16,808
CEMENT ON LAY
1
15,057
CEMENT TEMPORARY BRIDGE
1
9,596
CHANGED LIP BUMPER
1
15,390
CHECK UP
1
17,976
CHECK UP OF WORK DONE
1
12,568
CHECK-UP
3
58,814
CHEMO AGENTS
1
18,689
CHEMO ANGENTS
1
18,689
COLD SORE CAUDERATION
2
30,804
COLSULTATION
1
6,658
COMPLETION OF CROWN WORK
1
8,995
COMPUTER MODEL/PARTIAL CR
1
10,894
CONCELLTATION
1
17,976
CONSULT FOR POSSIBLE TMJ
1
10,911
CONSULT FR SURGERY
1
3,814
CONSULTATION
5
86,527
CONSULTATION FR SURGERY
1
6,012
CONSULTATION TALK
1
15,828
CRANIAL FACIAL DEFORMITY
1
14,727
DESENSITIZING
2
29,003
DIAGNOSTIC/PREVENTIVE
2
11,235
DIAGONSTIC CATS
1
30,210
DK
2
26,010
DONT KNOW
1
5,912
DRAIN
1
34,694
DRESSING IN WOOND
1
4,374
EMERGENCY EXAM/X RAY
1
20,928
EXAM
1
5,912
EXAM OF ABSESS/RECOVERY
1
25,650
EXAM/MEDICAL/REQUESTED
1
5,405
EXAMINED
1
5,912
EXPLORATORY WORK ON TOOTH
1
7,004
FALSE TEETH
6
134,828
FALSE TOOTH
1
6,591
FALSE TOOTH REPAIRED
1
13,695
FALSE TOOTH REPLACED
1
31,173
FILED DOWN PARTIAL
1
17,424
FIT FOR APPLIANCE
1
11,592
FIT JAW APPLIANCE
1
11,592
FIT MOUTH GUARD
1
6,409
FITTED 0RAL SPLINT
1
9,378
FITTING MASK
1
11,781
FOLLOW UP
10
110,661
FOLLOW UP AFTER TEETH PUL
1
8,674
FOLLOW UP DEEP/CLEANNING
1
9,747
FOLLOW UP FOR CROWN
1
19,326
FOLLOW UP TMJ PAIN
1
13,608
FOLLOW UP TO EXTRACTION
1
2,747
FOLLOW UP TO PREVIOUS VIS
1
23,865
FOLLOW UP TO SURGERY
1
10,218
FOLLOW UP TO WISDOM EXTR
2
24,038
FOLLOW UP VISIT
2
11,930
FOLLOW- UP VISIT
1
11,264
FOLLOW-UP
5
43,071
FOLLOW-UP (WISDOM TEETH)
1
11,994
FOLLOW-UP CROWNS
1
2,210
FOLLOW-UP TO SURGERY
1
10,218
FOLLOW-UP VISIT FOR R.CAN
1
17,318
FOLLOWUP OF EXTRACTION
1
10,904
FOLOOW UP FROM ROOT CANAL
1
7,269
FRENULECTOMY
1
1,701
GENERAL ANESTHESIA
1
23,317
GINGIVAL CURETTAGE
1
7,557
GOT AN IMPRESSION TEETH
1
9,669
GRINDED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
11,570
GROUND OFF BACK MOLARS
1
10,127
GROUND TEETH DOWN
1
10,651
HOOK ON ONE TOOTH
1
15,943
HOOK ON TOOTH
2
31,885
IMPLANT ABUTMENT
1
10,165
IMPRESSION (INITIAL)
1
2,099
IMPRESSION FOR NITE GRD
1
11,522
IMPRESSION MADE
1
7,004
IMPRESSION OF MOUTH
1
10,404
IMPRESSION TO MAKE A TOOT
1
12,403
IMPRESSIONS
11
151,231
IMPRESSIONS FOR SPREADER
1
18,011
IMPRESSIONS OF BOTTOM TEE
1
6,651
INFECATION
1
20,643
INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTRO
1
10,135
INJECTED MED FOR GUM
1
19,993
INNER PLATE ADJ, GUM TX
3
38,250
INNER PLATE ADJ,GUM TX
1
12,750
INPRESSIONS
1
10,247
INSTALLED APPLIANCE
1
11,078
IS NOT A DENTIST BUT MD
1
24,893
LIP BUMPER
1
15,390
LIP BUMPER REPLACEMENT
1
15,390
LOST ENAAMEL/REPAIR
1
12,446
LOWER IMPRESSIONS
1
8,674
MADE IMPRESSIONS
1
6,880
MAKE SURE DENTURES W/FIT
1
14,639
MISC DENTAL
2
11,683
MISC. DENTA
1
5,841
MOLD/GRIND PREVENTION
1
29,517
MOLDS
1
17,921
MOUTH GUARD
1
7,080
MOUTH PAIN-LACK OF VIT C
1
42,532
NEW 2 TOOTH BRIDGE
1
5,841
NIGHT GEAR-TONUGE GARD
1
13,321
NIGHT GUARD MOLD
1
18,734
NIGHT GUARD PICKED UP
1
18,734
NIGHTGUARD-TONGUE GUARD
1
13,321
NITROUS OXIDE
1
8,887
NO SERVICES
1
12,802
NOTHING, REFERRED ELSEWHE
1
2,747
NOTHING, SENT HOME
1
13,031
OCCLUSION ADJUSTMENT
1
9,094
OCCOLUSAL SPLINT
1
17,976
OCLUSIAL ANALYSIS
1
12,318
OCLUSIAN ADJUSTMENT
1
8,955
ON LAY
1
15,057
OPTOMOLOGIST
1
14,779
PACK WOUND
1
4,374
PAIN IN LOWER JAWS
1
17,287
PALAT SPREADER
1
18,011
PALLIATIVE TREATMENT
1
14,606
PHNECALL FOR AMOXICILLIN
1
9,274
PHONE CALL
1
6,276
PHONE CALL FEELING BAD
1
6,276
PHONE CALL WITH ACHING TO
1
13,913
PHOTOGRAPHS OF MOUTH
1
12,912
PICK UP FLOURIDE TRAYS
1
0
PICK UP OCCLUSAL GUARD
1
16,465
PICKED UP GUARD
1
7,080
PICKED UP PLATES
1
7,004
PICKED UP PRESCRIPTION
1
20,730
PIVOTED TOOTH
1
19,978
POST OP CHECK UP
1
17,976
POST-LASER FILL
1
13,644
PRE OP
1
14,727
PRE SURGERY EXAM
1
3,049
PREP FOR A PARTIAL
1
17,402
PRESCRIPTION
1
18,012
PRESCRIPTION PICK UP
1
13,720
PROBLEM WITH FILLING
1
5,919
PROVISIONAL SPLINTING
1
7,724
PUT IN SPACER AT EXTRACTI
1
16,287
PUT IN TOOTH
1
12,521
PUT TEETH BACK IN
1
8,991
RE BUILDING
1
14,139
RE-BUILDING
1
14,139
READY FOR ROOT CANAL
1
15,889
REBUIDING
1
14,139
REBUILD CHIPPED TOOTH
1
0
REBUILD TOOTH
1
8,589
REBUILDING
17
240,371
REBUILDING TOOTH FOR CROW
1
14,946
REBUILT TOOTH
1
16,535
RECEMENT MAINTAINER
1
15,534
RECHECK
1
10,165
RECONSTRUCTION
2
2,810
RECONSTRUCTION 1 TOOTH
1
32,008
RECONSTRUCTION OF 1 TOOTH
1
19,805
RECONSTRUCTION OF TOOTH
1
16,808
REDID IMPRESSIONS CROWNS
1
8,439
REFERAL
1
22,923
REFERRAL TO ENDODONTIST
1
16,473
REFERRAL TO ENT DR KRAND
1
34,694
REFFERAL TO SPECIALIST
1
13,291
REMOVAL OF STEACHES
1
22,823
REMOVE FILLING
1
27,619
REMOVE POST AND CORE
1
14,283
REMOVE/CROWN/PREPARE/NEXT
1
15,869
REPAIR ADJ CROWN (FREE)
1
7,833
REPAIR BROKEN TOOTH
1
14,887
REPAIR CHIPPED TOOTH
3
47,052
REPAIR DECAY UNDER CROWN
1
9,264
REPAIR OF PARTAIL
1
9,487
REPAIR OF TOOTH
1
16,038
REPAIR TOOTH
1
16,531
REPAIRED 3 CHIPPED TEETH
1
1,201
REPAIRED BROKEN MOLAR
1
9,029
REPLACE PACKING IN WOOND
1
4,374
REPLACEMENT LIP BUMPER
1
15,390
RESEAT CROWN
1
12,345
RIDGE
1
11,921
ROOF OF MOUTH SURGERY
1
17,668
ROUGH SPOT ON TOOTH SANDE
1
11,024
RPE APPLIANCE-PERMANENT P
1
7,376
SALTY TASTE ON TONGUE
1
25,798
SAME TREAT AS BEFORE
1
7,062
SEAL A TOOTH
1
16,152
SEAT ON LAY
1
15,057
SECOND OPINION
1
11,195
SEE IF NEED BRACES
1
15,262
SHAVE FAKE TOOT 4 NEW ONE
1
7,062
SIMULATION WITH MASK
1
11,781
SMOOTH BROKEN TOOTH
1
15,702
SMOOTH TOOTH OUT
1
10,862
SMOOTHED OUT A TOOTH
1
12,985
SMOOTHED ROUGH TOOTH
1
16,898
SMOOTHING
1
19,635
SOLID GOLD PLATING
1
5,055
SORE JAW
1
16,291
SPOKE W/ DENTIST
1
14,946
SPREADER LOCKED
1
18,011
STRESS IN JAW
1
24,123
TELEPHONE CALL
1
22,254
TELEPHONE CALL ONLY
1
16,932
TELEPHONE CONSULTATION
2
39,056
TIGHTEN SCREW DENTAL IMPL
1
17,306
TIGHTENING PARTIAL PLATE
1
17,724
TMJ ADJUSTMENT
2
7,164
TMJ DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
1
15,165
TMJ TYPE PAIN
1
13,608
TO GET FALSE TEETH
1
22,471
TONGUE GROWTH-REMOVED
1
7,600
TONGUE GUARD
2
26,643
TOOK BIOPSY OF FLUID OF G
1
21,966
TOOK IMPRESSION OF TEETH
1
0
TOOK INPRESSION DEVICE
1
11,078
TOOK ME TO SURGENT
1
15,875
TOOK OUT MEA DEVICE
1
13,576
TOOTH PAIN
3
32,734
TOOTH REPAIR
3
54,309
TOOTH REPAIR/COMPOSIT2
1
13,740
TOOTH REPAIRED
1
15,883
TOOTH RESHAPING
1
2,921
TOOTH STILL LOOSE
1
19,613
TREATMENT TMJ
1
3,582
TRTMT FOR RECEDING GUM
1
12,111
VENEERS
1
9,907
VIRUS
1
8,359
WAS TOO SCARED;NOTHING
1
0
WIRE BROKER BRACES
1
18,011
\\\
1
3,800
TOTAL
22,582
287,430,258


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