Treatment Planning in Dentistry

Stephen J. Stefanac, D.D.S., M.S., is the senior associate dean and associate dean for Patient Services at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He is board-certified in oral medicine and teaches both clinical and didactic courses. Samuel P. Nesbit, DDS is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Oral Health at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. In addition, he is the Group Practice Leader in the Department of Clinical Affairs at UNC.

Part I: The Treatment Planning Process 1.Information Gathering and Diagnosis Development 2.Assessment of Risk, Prognosis, and Expected Outcomes of Treatment 3.Developing the Treatment Plan 4.Ethical and Legal Issues in Treatment Planning Part II: Phases of the Treatment Plan 5.The Systemic Phase of Treatment 6.The Acute Phase of Treatment 7.The Disease Control Phase of Treatment 8.The Definitive Phase of Treatment 9.The Maintenance Phase of Care Part III: Planning Treatment for Patients with Special Needs 10.Treatment Planning for the Special Care/Special Needs Patient 11.Treatment Planning for Smokers and Patients with Oral Cancer 12.Treatment Planning for the Alcohol and Substance Abuser 13.The Anxious or Fearful Dental Patient 14.Managing the Patient with Psychological Problems 15.The Adolescent Patient 16.The Geriatric Patient 17.The Motivationally or Financially Impaired Patient