What phase of the dental hygiene process includes the delivery of the preventive and therapeutic procedures to meet the client's human needs?

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Delivery of care takes place during the implementation phase, after the client's oral health has been assessed, the diagnosis made, and the care plan established. Assessment is an important phase of care that is mandatory to collect data and information to plan an individualized care plan for the NSPT. Assessment in NSPT always includes a thorough periodontal assessment according to recommended best practices and standards of care. Planning is a critical phase in the process of care where all the assessment date is used to plan education and therapeutic procedures or interventions to care for the client in an individualized manner. Considerations include number of appointments, length of appointments, systematic delivery of interventions coupled with related self-care recommendations. Evaluation and reevaluation are components of planning. Evaluation takes place after oral health care has been provided to determine clinical outcomes. It occurs continually for aspects of care that need reevaluation such as oral lesions, lymphadenopathy, gingival healing, and self-care practices. Reevaluation is a formalized aspect of evaluation for NSPT. It is strategized to take place at intervals conducive to evaluating healing, such as two weeks after periodontal debridement to assess gingival inflammation resolution and epithelial adaptation. It also takes place 4 to 6 weeks after periodontal debridement therapy to assess healing before reestablishment of periodontal pathogens. It can occur during the initial therapy appointments if timing is appropriate or the 4 to 6 week period can be postcare.

What Phase of the Dental Hygiene Process Includes the Delivery