325 - Dental Visits for Children Awaiting OR Treatment

Friday, May 27, 2022

4:20 PM – 4:35 PM PT

Location: Sails Pavilion

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Presenting Author(s)

Miranda Kalaskey, DDS

Pediatric Dental Resident
East Carolina Univeristy
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Co-Author(s)

MM

Mark Moss, DDS

Research Mentor
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Michael Webb, DDS

Program Director and Chair
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Research Mentor(s)

MM

Mark Moss, DDS

Research Mentor
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Program Director(s)

Michael Webb, DDS

Program Director and Chair
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Dental Visits for Children Awaiting OR Treatment, Kalaskey M, Webb M, Moss M, Camargo G (East Carolina University School Of Dental Medicine, Greenville, NC)

Purpose: To determine the relationship between the amount of time a child is on the dental operating room waitlist and the number and type of dental visits.

Methods: Using data from the electronic health record (axiUM), dental visits between scheduling and completion of treatment in the OR were analyzed.

Results: Patients did not have any emergency visits resulting in an extraction until after the 120 day mark on the waitlist.

Conclusions: The incidence of dental emergencies with extractions increased after 120 days.