Dental Hygiene Scheduler Calculator

Recommended Frequency starts from Gum Disease Risk Level -- 6 months at Low, 4 at Moderate, 3 at High -- and Gum Disease Risk Level is the single factor that moves Recommended Frequency the most across this calculator's options, since it sets the base interval before any other adjustment applies. Smoking Status and Diabetes Status each shorten that base interval by 1 month if present, reflecting the well-established finding that both smoking and diabetes are major risk factors for periodontal disease progression, with a 3-month floor no combination of risk factors can push below. Months Since Last Cleaning has no effect at all on Recommended Frequency itself -- it only feeds Next Visit In, which is Recommended Frequency minus Months Since Last Cleaning, floored at zero for a patient who is already overdue.

Estimated Annual Cost applies a flat $150-per-visit estimate multiplied by Visits Per Year; that per-visit figure is a placeholder assumption built into this calculator, not a real fee schedule, so treat Estimated Annual Cost as a rough budgeting figure rather than an actual quote -- real cleaning costs vary widely by region, insurance coverage, and provider. Next Visit In is floored at zero, so it can't tell the difference between a patient who is 6 months overdue and one who is 5 years overdue -- both simply read "0" (due now). Overdue By and Schedule Status fill that gap: Overdue By is how many months past the Recommended Frequency interval Months Since Last Cleaning already is (0 if not yet due), and Schedule Status reads "On Schedule" at zero, "Overdue" once any time has passed the recommended interval, and "Significantly Overdue" once that overdue amount itself exceeds a full additional recommended interval.