title: Effect of medical status on dental procedure time.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine if treatment of medically compromised patients requires more time than that of healthy patients. The time taken to complete diagnostic and manipulative procedures was studied and compared for both groups. After an evaluation of 160 procedures on 108 patients, it was determined that no differences existed in the time taken to complete technical procedures between the two groups. However, the diagnostic and evaluation phase for moderately to severely compromised patients required twice as much time as that of healthy individuals.
authors.affiliation: Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Sonis
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D017050:Episode of Care; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors