A Client Has Just Completed Therapy for the Control of Chronic

question 12

Multiple Choice

A client has just completed therapy for the control of chronic periodontal disease.The client is compliant with recommendations and has responded well to therapy.What is the recommended continued-care (periodontal maintenance,recare,recall) interval?

• A) 3 months
• B) 4 months
• C) 5 months
• D) 6 months

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Definitions:

Control Limits

Statistically determined lines on a control chart outside of which a process is considered to be out of control or unnatural variations.

Assignable Variation

Changes within a process stemming from particular causes, instead of occurring randomly.

Pooled Standard Deviation

A statistical measure used to estimate the standard deviation of two or more samples by combining variances in a weighted average.

Assignable Cause Variation

Variability in a process that can be traced to a specific reason or cause, often indicating issues that need correction.