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MEPS HC-067B 2002
DENTAL VISITS CODEBOOK
DATE: August 12, 2004

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: EDITED DENTOTHR
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 142
End: 166

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT02F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
34,863
305,980,913
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
2
25,710
14
2
15,671
2
2
14,063
2 TEMP.REPLACEMENT TEETH
1
2,164
91
5
62,251
AAPLIANCE
1
5,484
ADJUST NIGHT GUARD
1
4,713
ADJUSTED BITE
1
15,698
ADVICE ON SOUTURES
1
8,993
ANALGESIA
1
10,152
ANIBIOTICS
1
5,393
APPLIANCE
3
16,452
ATTEMPTED ANESTHETIC
1
9,658
ATTEMPTED FILLING
3
19,055
BAD TOOTH
1
7,042
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
8,459
BITE CONSULTATION
1
5,117
BITE CORRECTED
1
13,681
BITE GRUARD
1
11,606
BITE GUARD
2
8,939
BITEWING CHECK
1
10,792
BLEACHED
1
8,360
BLEACHED TEETH
1
9,326
BLEACHING
3
39,892
BROKE TOOTH
1
9,445
BROKEN MOLAR
1
10,362
BROKEN TEMP. TOOTH
1
3,372
BROKEN TOOTH
19
156,101
BUILD UP CHIPPED TOOTH
1
5,558
BUILD UP FOR CAP
1
9,242
BUILD UP OF TOOTH
2
18,624
BUILD UP TOOTH FOR CAP
1
11,133
BUILDUP
1
6,176
BUILT UP TOOTH FOR CAP
1
11,133
CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT
1
9,288
CALLED FOR COST INFO
1
10,401
CANCOR SOURS
1
3,335
CAST FOR BITE PLATE
1
20,939
CAST FOR TEETH
1
13,867
CAVITY/NOT FILL
1
9,226
CEMENTED BROKEN TOOTH
1
6,628
CHECK CROZATS
1
13,175
CHECK HEALOF PULLED TEETH
1
3,049
CHECK IMPRESSIONS
1
11,143
CHECK SPLINT
1
8,493
CHECKED CRACKED TOOTH
1
17,352
CHECKED FRONT TEETH
1
4,918
CHECKED MOLDING
1
2,975
CHECKED TOOTH
1
7,002
CHECKING MOUTH MATURING
1
2,182
CHEMOTHERP
1
12,671
CHILD FRIGHTENED, NO WORK
1
4,734
CHILD WOULD NOT COOPERATE
1
5,099
CHIP IN TOOTH SEALED
1
10,632
CHIPPED TOOTH FILED
1
13,069
CHIPPED TOOTH FIXED
1
8,728
CKING BITE
1
10,450
CODE BUILDUP WITH PINS
1
9,568
COMPLAIN ABOUT TOOTH
1
10,906
CONFERENCE
1
8,291
CONSOLTATION TO HAVE WISD
1
9,672
CONSULATION ONLY
1
5,083
CONSULT FOR COSMETICS
1
10,039
CONSULT RE: CHIP TOOTH
1
15,296
CONSULTATION
6
50,050
CONSULTATION/EVALUATION
1
7,243
CORE BUILD-UP
1
8,862
CORE BUILDUP
1
3,372
CORE BUILDUP/PINS
1
10,679
COUNSULTATION
1
10,266
CRACK 2ND MOLAR LFT BACK
1
6,304
CRACK TOOTH
1
882
CROWN BUILD UP
1
15,053
CROWN BUILD UP W/PINS
1
5,711
CROWN BUILDUP
1
5,461
DENTAL CARE
2
20,837
DENTAL IMPRESSION
1
6,857
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
6,857
DENTAL NIGHTGUARDS
1
2,369
DENTAL TREATMENT
1
10,418
DENTAL WORK REPAIR
1
20,964
DESENSITIZING
1
24,586
DESENSITIZING RESIN
1
8,926
DIAGNOSTIC CASTS
1
7,109
DID MODEL OF GUMS FOR DEN
1
3,094
DOING ALOT OF DENT WRK
1
0
DONT KNOW
1
3,704
DR
1
3,514
DURA FLOW & MOUTH GUARD
1
6,516
EMERGENCY TOOTHACHE
1
6,762
ENAMELPLASTY
1
11,880
ENTERED IN ERROR
2
3,673
ER CALL
1
9,949
EXAMED
1
12,544
EXAMINATION
1
10,906
EXPOSED ROOT TREATMENT
1
9,044
FILED A TOOTH
1
4,120
FILED A TOOTH DOWN
1
6,032
FILED FRONT TEETH DOWN
1
10,286
FILED ROUGH SPOT
1
6,982
FILED TEETH
1
9,445
FILED TOOTH
1
11,537
FILING FOR BITE CORRECTIO
1
11,113
FILL CROWN DOWN
1
9,056
FIRST FITTING
1
3,577
FITTED FOR A MOUTH GUARD
1
7,765
FITTED FOR BITE PLATE
1
20,939
FITTED FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
9,068
FITTING FOR MOUTHGUARD
1
7,556
FITTING FOR OPPOSITE SIDE
1
7,037
FITTING OF APPLIANCE
1
14,960
FIX CHIP AGAIN
1
10,632
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
5
54,699
FLAT FEE
1
12,639
FLZ
1
2,136
FOLLOW UOP
1
11,065
FOLLOW UP
13
79,893
FOLLOW UP BROKEN TOOTH
1
2,957
FOLLOW UP CARE
1
8,889
FOLLOW UP POST OP
1
3,263
FOLLOW UP TROUBLE APPLIAN
1
14,960
FOLLOW UP VISIT
2
13,758
FOLLOW UP/DISCHARGE
1
2,129
FOLLOW-UP
7
44,683
FOLLOW-UP LOOSE TOOTH
1
5,691
FOLLOW-UP POST OP
1
3,263
GLUED PERMANENT PARTIAL
1
10,141
GRIND DOWN TOOTH
1
8,251
GRINDING DOWN FILLINGS
1
11,113
GROUND DOWN TOOTH
1
4,819
GROUND OF TOOTH
1
9,547
GUARD OCCLUSAL
1
10,654
HAD TOOTH PUT BACK IN
1
6,489
HERPST APPLIANCE REMOVED
1
3,394
IMPREESION OF TOOTH
1
7,673
IMPRESSION
5
60,282
IMPRESSION FOR APPLIANCE
1
14,960
IMPRESSIONS
13
115,367
IMPRESSIONS FOR TEETH
1
6,754
IMPRESSIONS OF BROKEN TOO
1
12,003
IN ERROR
1
11,226
INFECTION
1
6,822
INFECTION CONTINUING
1
6,822
INSTALL POST
1
22,328
JUST CHECKED FOR PAIN
1
9,781
KIDDIE PARTIAL
1
7,309
LANQU TOOTH
1
9,532
LEFT WITHOUT SEEING DENTI
1
6,431
MADE APPOINTMENT BY PHONE
1
5,556
MADE IMPRESSION
1
11,143
MADE IMPRESSIONS
2
7,487
MADE MOLDS FOR FALSE TEET
1
0
MAINTENANCE & ADJUSTMENT
1
12,004
MEDICAL
1
7,528
MISSCHEDULED APPT
1
15,752
MOLD OF MOUTH
1
1,742
MOLD TAKEN OF MOUTH
1
12,195
MOLDING
2
6,552
MOLDING FOR RETAINER
1
0
MOLDING OF TEETH
1
9,985
MOLDINGS FOR MOUTH
1
13,002
MOLDS
3
19,204
MOLDS OF TEETH
1
10,039
MOUTH GUARD
3
13,758
MOUTH PIECE
1
8,476
MOUTHGAURD
1
8,281
MOUTHGUARD
1
7,556
NIGHT GUARD
1
18,032
NIGHT GUARD ADJUSTMENT
2
9,426
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
1
4,713
NIGHT GUARD IMPRESSION
1
4,713
NIGHT GUARD REFITTING
1
4,713
NIGHT MOUTH GUARD
1
17,071
NIGHTGUARD
1
14,460
NO WORK
1
2,652
NOTHING DONE
1
2,953
NOTHONG
1
10,173
NOVICANE
1
11,146
NOVICANE SHOTS
1
11,146
OCCLUSAL GUARD
1
12,521
OCCLUSAL GUARDS
1
14,460
ORAL CANCER CHECK
1
17,352
ORAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTION
2
17,347
PACKED WHERE TOOTH WAS
1
3,589
PACKING
1
3,589
PAIN - REFERRAL TO ENDODO
1
5,480
PAIN TREATMENT
6
115,046
PAINFUL MOLAR
1
27,224
PALLIATIVE TX
1
28,544
PATCHED BROKEN TOOTH
1
15,053
PHONE CALL
1
7,216
PHONE CALL FOR APT.
1
10,776
PHONE CONSULTATION
1
15,701
PHYSICAL
1
11,221
PICK UP FLOURIDE TEATMENT
1
20,758
PLACED THE CROWNS IN
1
5,724
POST
1
2,833
POST AND BUILDUP
1
3,813
POST IN OLD TOOTH
1
22,328
POST OP CHECK UP
1
12,528
POST OP FOLLOW UP
2
23,148
POST-OP FOLLOWUP
1
0
POST-OP VISIT
1
10,266
PREP FOR 2ND 1
1
13,370
PREP FOR 4PERM. CAPS
1
9,578
PRESCRIBE ANTIBIOTIC
1
4,588
PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC
1
10,003
PRESCRIPTION
1
7,396
PREVENTED CAVATIS/BK TEET
1
10,524
PROGRAM CANDIDATE CHECK
1
14,634
PROSTHODONTICS
1
15,781
PROSTHODONTIST
1
15,781
REATTACH BROKEN TOOTH
1
5,964
RECONSTRUCT TEETH
1
11,534
RECONSTRUCT TOOTH
1
11,534
RECONSTRUCTION
1
11,067
RED PLAQUE INDICATOR
1
14,813
REDOING DENTAL WORK
1
20,964
REFER TO SURGICARE
1
6,109
REFERED TO SPECIALIST
1
3,335
REFERRAL TO ENDODONTIST
1
13,128
REFERRAL TO ORAL SURGEON
1
8,831
REFERRED TO DR
1
14,106
REMOVAL OF STITCHES
4
26,804
REMOVAL OF SUTURES
1
9,020
REMOVAL UPPER L.BRIDGE
1
4,387
REMOVALE OF STICTHES
1
15,580
REMOVE BRACES
1
4,236
REMOVE BROKEN CAP
1
0
REMOVE CAP
1
8,137
REMOVE PACKING
2
31,085
REMOVE STITCHES & PACKING
1
0
REMOVE SUTURES
1
4,811
REMOVE VINNERS FRONT TEET
1
5,254
REMOVED BRIDGE/IMPRESSION
1
8,066
REMOVED STICHES
1
3,973
REMOVED STITCHES
7
71,495
REPAIR BITE IN FRONT TEET
1
6,304
REPAIR OF 4 TEETH
1
5,778
REPAIRED TOOTH W/CEMENT
1
6,975
REPARED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
2,145
REPLACED RETAINER
1
11,860
RESIN
1
8,111
RESTRUCTURE TOOTH
1
6,839
RING TO SEPARATE TEETH
1
2,018
RMOVED GROWTH INSIDE MOUT
1
6,034
RPR CHIPPED L.MOLAR
1
9,849
SAME TREATMENT AS 9/04
1
9,660
SANDED BOTTOM TEETH
1
5,077
SANDED TEETH SURFACE
1
9,600
SEALANT
1
12,335
SEAT THE CROWN
1
11,578
SECOND OPINION
2
7,513
SEDATION
1
7,702
SENT TO HOSP FOR MRI
1
11,204
SET UP APPOINTMENT
1
3,682
SMOOTH THE TOOTH 5/16/02
1
4,794
SMOOTHING FILLING
1
15,864
SMOOTHING TEETH
1
4,794
SOFT TISS & BONE GRAFTS
1
5,387
SOMETHING STUCK IN TOOTH
1
4,988
SORE ON MOUTH
1
5,419
SORE ROOF OF MOUTH
1
13,448
SPACER
3
42,261
SPLINT
3
34,848
SPLINT FOR LOOSE TOOTH
1
5,691
STITCH REMOVAL
2
15,483
STITCHES IN GUMS REMOVED
1
9,544
STITCHES OUT
1
4,978
STITCHES PULLED OUT
1
9,584
STITCHES REMOVED
6
69,134
STITCHES REMOVED/PREV
1
5,847
STUDY MODEL
1
8,493
SURFACE RESIN POSTERIOR
1
8,777
SUTURES REMOVED
1
10,750
TAKE OUT STICHES
1
12,045
TAKING DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
8,291
TAKING MOLDS
2
8,804
TEETH GRINDING-MOUTHGUARD
1
5,432
TEETH WHITENED
1
9,326
TEETH WHITENING
1
9,326
TEETHGUARD
1
7,556
TELEPHONE CONSULTATION
1
5,914
TEMP CAP
1
5,558
TEMP FIX BROKEN TOOTH
1
15,053
TEMP.BRIDGE
1
7,915
TEMPORARY FILLING FIX
1
6,246
TEMPORARY FILLING/CROWN
1
11,465
TEMPORARY TOOTH FIXTURE
1
2,664
THERAPY ON MOLAR
1
19,005
TO FIX THE CHIPPED TOOTH
1
4,586
TONGUE CLIPPED
1
8,968
TOOK EDGE OFF FILLING
1
9,242
TOOK IMPRESS=CROWN
1
8,952
TOOK IMPRESSIONS OFTEETH
1
11,204
TOOK MEASUREMENTS
1
3,515
TOOK OUT STITCHES
1
7,114
TOOK STICHES OUT
1
8,487
TOOTH ACHE
2
12,767
TOOTH ACHE (WENT AWAY)
1
5,867
TOOTH BUILD UP
1
4,625
TOOTH CRACKED
1
8,351
TOOTH GRINDING
2
17,243
TOOTH GROUND DOWN
2
23,565
TOOTH INFECTION
1
1,213
TOOTH WAS SPLIT
1
4,254
TOOTHACHE
2
22,775
TOTAL TREATMENT
1
10,418
TREATMENT FOR PAIN
1
6,590
TREATMENT OF SORE
1
10,231
TUMOR
2
15,199
UNKNOWN
1
8,713
UNKNOWN GLAND GROWTH
1
7,553
UNKNOWN SERVICES
1
8,713
UNRERPAIRABLE TOOTH
1
3,514
UPPER & LOWER IMPRESSIONS
1
13,258
VENEERS
1
6,374
WHITENING
1
8,829
TOTAL
35,301
309,850,096


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