Editing Basic Periodontal Examinations

As needed, you can edit a Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE) that was completed previously for a patient.

To edit a Basic Periodontal Examination

How to get there

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

The patient's clinical record opens with the Chart tab selected.
Click (or tap) the Basic Perio tab.

The BPE options appear.

On the Basic Perio tab of a patient's clinical record, either leave the most recent exam selected on the left, or select an older exam.

The options to edit the exam appear on the right.
Change any of the following exam details:
- Provider - Select the correct provider who completed the exam.
- Sextants - Click (or tap) each sextant box to change the information in the dialog box that appears:
  1. Under Is Bleeding?, to toggle between Yes and No, select the deselected answer, or 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 change the score to 0,1, 2, 3, or 4, select 0,1, 2, 3, or 4, or press the applicable number key (1 - 4). To change the score to 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: If typing in the value, you will automatically go to the next sextant after entering a value.
- Stage - To change the stage, select 1, 2 3, or 4. To clear the stage selection, click (or tap) Reset
- Grade - To change the grade, select A, B, or C. To clear the grade selection, click (or tap) Reset
- Stability - To change stability, select Stable, Remission, or Unstable.
- Risk Factors - Edit or enter any risk factors in the box.
- Notes - Edit or enter any notes in the box.
Click (or tap) Save Changes.