THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: March 20, 2002 03:00 PM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Visit Steve Olsen's office for dental checkup found cavity.

1...Summary/Objective

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CONTACTS 
0201 - Steven K. Olsen, DDS.              415 398 4400
020101 - Dr. Steven K. Olsen

SUBJECTS
Cleaning
Cavaties, Fillings, Crowns

0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Follow up ref SDS 10 0000, ref SDS 8 0000.
050602 -
050603 - Ordinary cleaning today by Ryan a dental assistant.  Russel is now in
050604 - dental school.
050605 -
050606 - Ryan proposed taking xrays.
050607 -
050608 - Xrays were last taken on 001212.
050609 -
050610 - Decided to do the cleaning and then decide about xrays.
050611 - ..
050612 - Ryan found a cavity on tooth #4 which is on the upper right side
050613 - near the front about 2 o'clock.
050614 - ..
050615 - Steve took a look and decided this needs corrective work.
050616 - Scheduled for 020423 1400
050617 -
050618 - Steve diagramed the task:
050619 -
050620 -       Looks like a filling needs to be removed to fix the cavity, and
050621 -       then the filling will be replaced.
050622 -
050623 - Steve indicated the cavity repair will cost about $150.
050624 -
050625 -     [On 020423 this work was performed. ref SDS 11 0001
050626 -
050627 - Xrays were not taken.
050628 - ..
050629 - Steve explained that this particular cavity is somewhat age
050630 - related. He said that the gums recede in older people and this
050631 - increases the opportunity for cavity to attack the roots.
050632 -
050633 - He suggested purchasing a mouth wash at a drug store...
050634 -
050635 -
050636 -                              ACT
050637 -
050638 - ...which  a mouth wash that helps prevent a lot of these types of
050639 - cavities.
050640 -
050641 -      [On 020423 Steve reminded about getting this mouthwash.
050642 -      ref SDS 11 375I
050643 - ..
050644 - Steve made some notations in the patient chart on the visit
050645 - today. It seemed that the writing was difficult to read.  Steve
050646 - explained having worked out a flexible structure for tracking
050647 - important information in the patient chart using a system of color
050648 - coding.
050649 - ..
050650 - We reviewed Kaiser's procedures calling for patients to be good
050651 - partners assisting the doctor in medical management by ensuring
050652 - effective communication, shown in the record on 990625. ref SDS 2 0806
050653 - Steve did not recall seeing the series of articles in the newspapers
050654 - on 990912 that reported how even simple mistakes in reading
050655 - handwriting can have serious impacts on patients. ref SDS 3 0001
050656 -
050657 - Millie and I have been fortunate to have outstanding support from
050658 - Steve and Kaiser.  So far, very few mistakes have occurred, as
050659 - discussed with Russel on 961210. ref SDS 1 2378
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