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M20: Assessment and treatment planning: caries read, periodontal charting, plan sequence and consent

The assessment visit on a posterior tooth: read the surface wet and dried and give it an ICDAS code, confirm with the ball end of the probe, chart six periodontal sites, rate caries risk and put the treatment plan in order, then explain the plan and obtain consent, read against the ICDAS criteria, the AAPD caries-risk form, the Oklahoma periodontics manual and the ADA code of conduct.

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M20: Assessment and treatment planning: caries read, periodontal charting, plan sequence and consent

The assessment visit on a posterior tooth: read the surface wet and dried and give it an ICDAS code, confirm with the ball end of the probe, chart six periodontal sites, rate caries risk and put the treatment plan in order, then explain the plan and obtain consent, read against the ICDAS criteria, the AAPD caries-risk form, the Oklahoma periodontics manual and the ADA code of conduct.

Outline · 6 steps
1. Dry the surface and read it for a sound tooth
2. Give the surface its ICDAS code
3. Confirm with the ball end of the probe
4. Chart six periodontal sites
5. Rate caries risk and put the plan in order
6. Explain the plan and obtain consent

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M20 has 6 steps, step pictures and checks. They open with the $99 season (90 days), the $149/yr student seat, or a class code that assigns this lesson. M0 and M1 are free.

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Practice feedback against the 2026–27 published crown-prep criteria (molar). Not an exam or admissions result; your program and examiners decide.