A series of face to face contacts with Community Dental Service staff needed to complete a patient treatment plan. It will begin with an initial examination and diagnosis and will terminate either on the completion of a treatment plan or after a three month period in which the PATIENT has failed to make contact with the Community Dental Service. A DENTAL EPISODE may involve more than one DENTAL STAFF MEMBER providing treatment and may involve more than one DENTAL TREATMENT CONTACTS.
Note that an appointment for a routine check-up in six months time would be the start of a new episode, not a continuation of an existing one.
This class is also known by these names:
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plural | DENTAL EPISODES |