Oral Health Scoring (OHS) records a patient's risk assessment for Denplan Dental insurance.

Denplan Oral Health Score

The OHS scoring system is a proven method of assessing dental risk, used by UK general dental practitioners.

⚠️ Please Note: Denplan functionality must be enabled in your system for Denplan features to be available.

Recording an OHS Score

1. Open a patient record.
2. Select the Denplan tab.
3. Select the OHS tab. 
   • Existing OHS scores will be listed in date order.
   • Click +1 to Add an OHS Score.
   • Or double-click a row to edit an existing score.
4. When adding an OHS score.
   • The Date will default to the current date.
   • Provider will default to the clinician logged into EXACT.
5.  Recording examination and grading.
   • Select the appropriate grading from your examination from Poor (0), Average (4) and Good (8) for Appearance, Chewing, Pain, Mouth Lining, and Bite.
   • Tooth Decay is graded by sextant using the dropdown menu with options Decayed or Sound, with a maximum score of 24.
     
   • Tooth Wear is graded by sextant using the dropdown menu with options Worn or Sound, with a maximum score of 12.
     
   • Gum Health is graded by sextant using the dropdown menu with options from 0 to 4, with a maximum score of 24.
     
6. Click OK to save the score.
7. A new score will be created on the OHS tab.

   • Each score is listed under the relevant heading, with the total score at the end of the row.

     💡Tip: A total score will only be recorded if everything has been scored.

     

Additional Information

💡Tip: You can print the oral health score using the print option, highlight the score then click the print button .

💡Tip: Delete a score by clicking on the Delete button.