20 Terms
Contributors in Dentistry
Dentistry
Preferred provider organisation (PPO)
Health care; Dentistry
A plan where the patient can go to any dentist they choose, or they can choose a preferred dentist and receive discounted fees. These plans are listed on our system as preferred and non preferred.
Root canal therapy (RCT)
Health care; Dentistry
Procedure used to save an abscessed tooth in which the pulp chamber is cleaned out, disinfected, and filled with a permanent filling.
Proximal
Health care; Dentistry
Nearest the point of attachment; the mesial or distal surface of the tooth.
Relative value schedule (RVS)
Health care; Dentistry
Procedures are given a point value based upon their degree of difficulty. Each procedure is also assigned a given a dollar amount. The dollar amount is then multiplied by the point value to determine ...
