Theresa McCarter

Nov 27, 2023 | rdhmag.com | Bethany Montoya |Olivia Bodunde |Anne Rice |Theresa McCarter

We’ve all run behind and seriously considered putting off periodontal charting for a patient until their next visit. And we all know the importance of charting periodontal pockets, bleeding points, mobility, and recession, but this can become time-consuming when we don’t have an assistant. I heard about a dental visit where periodontal charting saved someone’s life because the diligent hygienist did not skip it and noticed a significant change in the patient’s bleeding on probing (BOP).