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MEPS HC-077B 2003
DENTAL VISITS CODEBOOK
DATE: July 28, 2005

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

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT03F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
29,128
310,248,515
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1
7,322
0CCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT
1
11,048
2
1
29,872
91
2
14,897
ACHING TOOTH
1
9,263
ADJUST BITEGUARD
1
11,023
ADJUSTMENTS
3
46,533
ANESTHESIA
1
6,953
ANITBIOTIC TREATMENT
1
17,177
ANTI-BIOTIC TRMNT
1
11,583
ANTIBIOTIC FOR POS GING
1
7,072
ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT
1
17,177
ANTIBODICS INTO GUMS
1
0
BITE ADJUSTMENT
2
22,012
BITE ADJUSTMNET
1
12,087
BITEGUARD
1
11,023
BROKEN TOOTH
9
104,797
BROKEN TOOTH BUILD UP
1
9,654
BROKEN TOOTH FIXED
1
21,517
BRUXISM
2
18,680
CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT
1
3,035
CALLED FOR APPT
1
7,218
CANNOT REMEMBER
1
11,415
CAVITIES
1
4,372
CHANGED PACKING
1
11,391
CHECK NITE GUARD FOR FIT
1
7,349
CHECKING ON 6,9 PROGRESS
1
18,085
CHECKING TEETH
1
9,180
CHECKUP
1
0
CHIP IN TOOTH
1
15,465
CHLORHEXYDRINE TREATMENT
1
8,024
CLICKER TOOTH
1
6,330
CONSULTATION
4
38,695
CONSULTATION FOR SURGERY
1
15,811
CONTINUED FOLLOW-UP
1
6,647
COST OF TREATMENT PHONE
1
7,767
CRACKED BONDING
1
29,568
CRACKED TOOTH
2
26,271
CROWN BUILD UP
1
21,976
CUT OPEN & PACKED
1
11,391
DEVICE FOR APNEA
1
6,668
DIAG.IMPRESS.PHOTOS
1
17,299
DIAGNOSIS
1
10,911
DIAGNOSTIC CASTS
1
9,043
DID NOT PULL TOOTH
1
11,540
DISCUSSION ON PROCESS
1
4,805
DR IS OBGYN
1
10,771
DR RESCHEDULED APPOINTMEN
1
2,054
DRILL TOOTH WHERE GRINDNG
1
5,125
EMERGENCY CARE
1
16,966
ENAMEL HARDNER
1
9,664
EVALUATION
2
19,038
EXAMINE SORE GUM
1
9,498
EXCISE TAG
1
8,105
EXPLAIN PROCEDURES
1
3,231
EXTRACTION POSTPONED
1
1,558
FALLOW-UP
1
20,346
FILED DOWN TEETH
1
23,185
FILED TOOTH
1
12,197
FILED TOOTH DOWN
1
2,935
FILEING OF TOOTH
1
13,144
FIT MOUTH PIECE
1
26,874
FITTED BITEGUARD
1
16,513
FITTING MOUTH GUARD
1
12,940
FITTING OF PREFORMED POST
1
6,235
FITTING TOOTH
1
3,896
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
11,948
FOLLOW UP
20
233,670
FOLLOW UP FROM PREV
1
7,176
FOLLOW UP IMPLANT
1
12,857
FOLLOW UP TO OCT 20 VISIT
1
12,516
FOLLOW-UP
1
13,875
FOLLOW-UP CHECKUP
1
13,695
FOLLOW-UP VISIT
2
24,503
FOLLOWUP
6
103,444
FOLLOWUP OPTIONS
1
3,962
FOOT DOCTOR, NOT DENTIST
1
5,209
FUSED TO HIGH NOBLE META
1
13,463
GENERAL ANESTHESIA
1
37,661
GOLD REMOVED FROM TEETH
1
6,350
GROUND OFF TEETH
1
4,606
GROUND TOOTH DOWN
1
9,047
HAD COLD COULD NOT DO IT
1
2,121
HEAD & NECK EXAM, ETC.
1
10,367
IMPACKED IN THE BONE
1
9,393
IMPRESS. FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
20,449
IMPRESSION
2
28,594
IMPRESSION FOR BITEGUARD
1
16,513
IMPRESSION OF TOP TEETH
1
0
IMPRESSIONS
12
129,400
IMPRESSIONS FOR NEW TEETH
1
10,384
IMPRESSIONS FOR NGT GRD
1
13,438
IMPRESSIONS MADE
1
12,702
IMPRESSIONS/BITEGUARD
1
11,023
IMPRESSISONS
1
6,261
INFECTED TOOTH
1
0
INJURY/LOOSE TEETH
1
5,324
INSTALL HARDWARE FO BRACE
1
9,820
INSURANCE ACCEPTANCE
1
11,636
IS DERMATOLOGIST
1
6,157
LAZER 2 LOWER
1
11,283
LAZER 2 LOWER TEETH
1
11,283
LOOK AT LUMP ON JAW
1
22,097
LOOSE TOOTH
3
33,118
MADE APPT W/ORAL SURGEON
1
6,953
MADE NITE GUARD FOR TEETH
1
7,349
MODEL FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
7,231
MODELS MADE
1
10,324
MOLD FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
12,940
MOLD MADE
3
34,859
MOLD OF TOOTH FOR CROWN
1
26,060
MOLD TAKEN FOR RETAINER
1
18,748
MOLDING OF MOUTH
1
5,992
MOLDS OF TEETH
2
12,868
MOUTH BITE
1
26,874
MOUTH PIECE FOR APNEA
1
10,215
MOUTH PIECE?
1
18,635
NEW BITE SPLINTS & PADS
1
23,559
NIGHT GUARD
4
43,313
NIGHT GUARD REPAIR
1
5,162
NO SERVICE\PHONE CALL
1
11,472
NO WORK DONE
1
18,907
NONE
1
4,356
NOTHING
1
21,410
OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT
2
22,097
OCCLUSAL GUARD
2
8,161
OCCLUSIAL ADJUSTMENT
2
20,023
OPTICIAN
1
4,692
ORAL EVALUATION
1
14,203
PALLIATIVE
1
12,024
PALLIATIVE TREATMENT
2
12,663
PART OF TOOTH BROKE
1
14,196
PATIENT TOO SCARED FR WRK
1
9,092
PEDIATRIC DENTIST
1
10,439
PERM FIX OF CHIPPED TOOTH
1
12,230
PERSCRIPTION
1
19,846
PHONE CALL
6
75,846
PHONE CALL FOR ANTIBIOTIC
1
6,235
PHONE CALL W/BILLING DEPT
1
5,203
PHONE CONJSULT
1
15,933
PHONE CONSULTATION
1
15,030
PIECE TO GO OVER TEETH
1
5,347
PIN OVER ROOT CANAL
1
7,294
POSSIBLE CRACKED TOOTH
1
20,795
POST AND BUILT UP 2 TEETH
1
11,672
POST IN TOOTH
1
24,599
POST OP CK UP
1
19,969
PRE SURGERY CONSULT
1
19,978
PREP FOR FIXING LOOSE TOO
1
6,580
PRESCRIPTION
1
9,510
PRESCRIPTION ONLY
1
0
PRESCRIPTION REFILL
1
5,769
READY FOR SURGERY NXT MO
1
4,369
REFERRAL
1
12,454
REFERRAL LETTER/XRAYS
1
6,934
REFERRAL TO ORAL SURGEON
1
16,413
REFIT TOOTH/FELL OUT
1
17,374
REMOVAL BUMP ON TONGUE
1
7,563
REMOVAL OF SUTURES
1
0
REMOVE BONE FRAGMENT
1
10,723
REMOVED STITCHES
1
12,513
REMOVED SUTURES
1
6,261
REMOVING SUTURES
1
10,512
REPACKED ROOT
1
8,351
REPAIR CHIPPED TOOTH
1
18,422
REPAIR OF A TOOTH
1
3,079
REPAIR UPPER DENTURE
1
16,621
REPAIRED BROKEN TOOTH
1
6,891
REPAIRS TO TWO TEETH
1
12,764
REPLACE POST
1
7,803
REPLACE TOOTH
1
2,602
REPLACED ENAMEL RETAINER
1
4,375
RESCHEDULED APP
1
1,293
RESIN
1
10,122
ROTODENT(UNDER GUM TRTMT)
1
21,307
SANDING OF TOOTH
2
15,245
SECOND OPINION ON FILLING
1
13,510
SEEDED CROWN
2
31,200
SENSITIVE TEETH
1
10,638
SENSITIVITY PROTECTION
1
13,300
SET UP AN APPOINTMENT
1
2,293
SHAVED DOWN TOOTH
1
10,088
SHAVED TEETH
3
22,472
SMOOTH CHIP TOOTH
1
16,662
SMOOTHED ROUGH SPOT
1
8,834
SMOOTHED TOOTH
1
4,375
SORE INSIDE LOWER JAW
1
3,932
SPACER
4
41,521
SPLINT THERAPY ADJUSTMENT
18
0
SPLINT THERAPY ADJUSTMNT
2
0
SPLINT THERAPY ADJUSTMT
3
0
STABALIZED TOOTH
1
11,103
STARTED ON BRACES
1
10,197
STICHECS REMOVAL
1
5,483
STICKS INSIDE TWO TEETH
1
1,478
STITCH REMOVAL
2
28,244
STITCHES REMOVED
3
37,441
STITCHES TAKEN OUT
1
4,023
SURFACING
1
15,280
SUTURE REMOVAL
1
6,015
SUTURES FREMOVED
1
12,916
TAKING MEASUREMENTS
1
7,058
TALK TO ON PHONE
1
4,447
TEETH BUILD-UP
1
10,581
TEETH GRINDING/GUARD
1
12,688
TEETH PULLED DENTURES
1
8,209
TELEPHONE CALL
1
9,606
TEMP FIX OF CHIPPED TOOTH
1
12,230
TEMP GLUED TOOTH
1
16,086
TEMP TOOTH
1
12,152
THUMB GUARD
1
5,034
TO BECOME ACQUAINTED
1
3,442
TO MAKE MOUTH GUARD
1
7,166
TONGUE TREATMENT
1
7,524
TOOK IMPRESSIONS TO MAKE
1
14,434
TOOTH ACHE
3
20,307
TOOTH ASORPTION
1
18,809
TOOTH FELL OUT
1
2,932
TOOTH FILED
1
8,165
TOOTH REPAIR
2
20,895
TOOTH SMOOTHING
2
17,667
TOOTH SURGICALLY UPRIGHTE
1
5,853
TRANSFER RECORDS
1
15,032
TRIMMED MOLAR
1
19,876
VENEER ON TEETH
3
30,761
VENEERS FITTING
1
5,256
VENEERS-MOLDING
1
5,256
VENEERS/6 TEETH
1
19,001
VENIER ON TEETH
2
20,507
VISIT IN ERROR
1
8,847
WATCHING A TOOTH
1
17,637
WATCHING TOOTH
2
35,274
WAX
1
0
WELDED ONE TOOTH TO ANOTH
1
11,405
WHOLE DENTAL MOLD
1
18,822
TOTAL
29,473
313,792,689


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