Completing Basic Periodontal Examinations

The Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE) is a standard, rapid screening tool that you can use to assess patients and indicate the level of examination and treatment required. Careful assessment of the periodontal tissues is an essential component of patient management, and the BPE may determine if an additional examination is needed. In the UK, a BPE must be completed annually for every patient.

To complete a Basic Periodontal Examination

How to get there

1. Use the Patient Search box to access a patient's record.

   Notes:

   • If the last patient record you accessed since you last logged on is the correct patient's record, you do not need to re-enter the patient's name in the Patient Search box.

   • You can include inactive patients in the search results by setting the Include inactive patients switch to On.

2. On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Chart.

   The patient's clinical record opens with the Chart tab selected.

3. Click (or tap) the Basic Perio tab.

   The BPE options appear.

1. On the Basic Perio tab of a patient's clinical record, do one of the following to start a new exam:

   • If the patient has existing exams, the most recent exam is selected automatically. Click (or tap) New BPE Exam.

     

   • If the patient does not have any existing exams, a new exam is started automatically.

     

   The options to start an exam appear on the right.

   

2. Enter the following exam details:

   • Provider - Select the provider who is completing the exam.

   • Sextants - To have Dentrix Ascend advance through each sextant automatically, use your keyboard to indicate bleeding and then enter a score as each sextant box is selected:

     1. To indicate Bleeding, press the B key. To toggle between bleeding and no bleeding, press the B key as needed.

     2. Under No Teeth, select X, or press the x key as needed. This will unselect any previous value/s entered on that sextant.

     3. To enter a score of 0,1, 2, 3, or 4, press the applicable number key (1 - 4). To enter a score of 0*, 1*, 2*, 3*, or 4*, while pressing the Shift key, press the applicable number key (1 - 4).

     Alternatively, you can click (or tap) each sextant box to indicate bleeding and then select a score in the dialog box that appears:

     1. Under Is Bleeding?, No is selected by default. If there is bleeding, select Yes, or press the B key. To toggle between Yes and No, select the deselected answer, or press the B key as needed.

     2. To enter a score of 0,1, 2, 3, or 4, select 0,1, 2, 3, or 4, or press the applicable number key (1 - 4). To enter a score of 0*, 1*, 2*, 3*, or 4*, either select 0*, 1*, 2*, 3*, or 4*, or while pressing the Shift key, press the applicable number key (1 - 4).

     

     Note: You will need to input a value into each sextant prior to saving the exam

   • Stage - To specify a stage, select 1, 2 3, or 4. To clear the stage selection, click (or tap) reset

   • Grade - To specify a grade, select A, B, or C. To clear the grade selection, click (or tap) reset

   • Stability - To specify stability, select Stable, Remission, or Unstable.

   • Risk Factors - Enter any risk factors in the box.

   • Notes - Enter any notes in the box.

3. Click (or tap) Finish Exam.

Related Topics

• Editing Basic Periodontal Examinations

Related Errors/Questions

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