Dental Cleaning (Prophylaxis)
A dental cleaning (prophylaxis) is a preventive dental procedure removing plaque and tartar from teeth. Recommended every 6 months.
A dental cleaning (prophylaxis) is a preventive dental procedure removing plaque and tartar from teeth. Recommended every 6 months. This entry is part of Balaay's dental practice management glossary, which covers front-desk operations, practice management systems, insurance terminology, dental specialties, and the vocabulary that comes up when practices evaluate AI receptionist software. Balaay builds an AI voice receptionist for dental practices; where a term describes something the product touches — scheduling, recall, insurance questions, call triage — the related pages linked below go into how that actually works on a live phone line.
Balaay is an AI receptionist for businesses that run on calls. Balaay is an AI receptionist for businesses that run on calls. It learns a business from that business’s own website, answers its phone, holds the conversation, takes the next step where it can, and records what it actually did.
Dental Cleaning (Prophylaxis) in practice
Dental cleanings (CDT code D1110 for adults, D1120 for children) are typically 30-60 minutes performed by hygienists. They're the most common dental appointment type and represent the bulk of dental practice schedule volume.
Related terms
- Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) — Scaling and root planing (SRP) is a deep dental cleaning procedure used to treat gum disease (periodontitis), removing plaque and tartar below the gumline.
- Patient Recall — Patient recall is the process of bringing back patients for routine care (typically every 6 months for cleanings) after they've missed their next-due appointment.
Related pages
- Scaling and Root Planing (SRP)
- Dental Crown
- CEREC (Same-Day Crowns)
- Root Canal Therapy
- Invisalign
- Teeth Whitening
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Dental Cleaning (Prophylaxis) — A dental cleaning (prophylaxis) is a preventive dental procedure removing plaque and tartar from teeth. Recommended every 6 months. Balaay is an AI receptionist for businesses that run on calls. It learns the business from its website, answers the phone, takes the next step, and shows what it did.
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