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WERE PERIODONTAL SCREENING
TESTS PERFORMED – BPE SCORES,
INCLUDING POCKET CHARTS,
RADIOGRAPHS WHERE NEEDED.
WAS AN APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSIS
ESTABLISHED? IS THERE
EVIDENCE OF DISCUSSIONS OF
THE FINDINGS AND THEREFORE
IS THERE VALID CONSENT FOR
TREATMENT.
WAS THE TREATMENT
PERFORMED IN LINE WITH
THE GUIDELINES?
IS THE RECALL INTERVAL
• The 2009 UK Adult Dental Health Survey indicates
37% of the adult population suffers from moderate
levels of chronic periodontal disease (with 4-6mm
pocketing), while 8% of the population suffers from
severe periodontitis (pocketing exceeding 6mm).
• British Society of Periodontology guidelines state a
BPE examination should be performed at every examination appointment. Patients scoring codes of 3 or
4 require a more detailed periodontal pocket charting, as well as radiographs showing bone levels around
the affected teeth.
• The below table taken from the British Society of
Periodontology shows the codes and what they
represent.
EXPERT WITNESS JOURNAL
APPROPRIATE, HAVE
PERIODONTAL POCKETS
BEEN REDONE AFTER
TREATMENT WHERE
APPROPRIATE? ARE
RADIOGRAPHS AND
SCREENING BEING
PERFORMED AT
APPROPRIATE INTERVALS?
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