treatment plan

treatment plan

Etymology: Fr, traitement + L, planta

(in dentistry) a schedule of procedures and appointments designed to restore, step by step, a patient's oral health. The plan contains the advantages, disadvantages, costs, alternatives, and sequelae of treatment. It must be presented to the patient, as well as to the insurance company, for approval.

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plan,

n program of action.

plan, bank,

n See bank plan.

plan, preventive care,

n a long-term strategy designed to preclude the development of a disease and promote overall health. See also preventive dentistry and preventive orthodontic treatment.

plan, provisional treatment,

n a tentative treatment plan that may be modified or continued upon reevaluation of periodontal status after initial therapeutic procedures.

plan, treatment,

n the intended sequence of procedures for the treatment of a patient.

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treatment,

n the mode or course pursued for remedial ends.

treatment, atraumatic restorative (ART),

n a procedure for preventing and treating dental caries using hand instruments and adhesive filling material. Does not require electricity or anesthesia and may be performed in the field by trained health care workers or nondental personnel.

treatment, hardening heat,

n See tempering.

treatment, heat,

n 1. subjecting a metal to a given controlled heat, followed by controlled sudden or gradual cooling to develop the desired qualities of the metal to the maximal degree.
2. a process of giving a metal predetermined physical properties by controlled temperature changes.

treatment, homogenizing heat,

n See anneal.

treatment, indirect pulp capping,

n See capping, indirect pulp.

treatment, indirect, relationship,

n an association between a health care provider and an individual in which the health care provided to the individual by the health care provider has been ordered by another provider.

treatment plan,

n in dentistry a schedule of procedures and appointments designed to restore, step by step, the oral health of a patient.

treatment, prescription,

n the formal outline of the projected treatment of a patient (e.g., the blueprint from which the dental professional pro-jects treatment).

treatment, rest (sedative treatment),

n use of a drug sealed into a root canal to relieve pain or discomfort; not used primarily for its antiseptic value.

treatment, root canal,

n the techniques and pharmaceuticals used in removing pulp tissue, sterilizing the root canal, and preparing the root canal for filling.

treatment, sedative,

n See treatment, rest.

treatment, softening heat,

n See anneal.