A critical aspect of defining the scope of practice for a prosthodontic specialist is the ability to differentiate, on a diagnostic level, those patients and/or procedures that require additional skills and training. The Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index is the one tool that every clinician can use to communicate to colleagues and patients the challenges each patient presents with his or her unique dental condition.

The PDI enables prosthodontists to clearly describe which patients would benefit from a specialist’s care. Equally important to the general practitioner, the PDI allows those with advanced clinical skills to diagnose and treat patients with more challenging dental conditions utilizing known diagnostic criteria to guide their care.

For further information click on the links below:

Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index Resources

• PDI Complete Dentate Checklist
• PDI Complete Edentulism Checklist
• PDI Partial Edentulism Checklist
• PDI Complete Dentate
• PDI Complete Edentulism
• PDI Partial Edentulism

Other Resources

• General Dentist/Prosthodontists Study