Relative Value Units (RVU) are a set of values assigned as a way of standardizing and comparing service volumes across all disciplines. They reflect the relative level of time, skill, training, and intensity required of a provider to provide a given service. Each student is required to achieve a minimum number of RVUs in each of the following disciplines:
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Fixed Prosthodontics
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Removable Prosthodontics
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Operative
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Periodontics
Specific RVU amounts accumulated for Occlusion, Oral Diagnosis, and Oral Surgery are counted toward the total count necessary for graduation.
An RVU is one (1) hour of clinical time expected for the dental procedure. Although a baseline RVU amount has been assigned to each procedure, the supervising faculty may adjust for the degree of difficulty and for the quality of performance. RVUs earned as DS2 and DS3 students will be included in the requirements for the Comprehensive Care course.
Externship RVUs:
During Externships, students will record all procedures completed using the eCLAS software system. Procedures completed will be added to the final RVU amounts during the Fall and Spring semesters, after receiving Community Dentistry approval.
RVU Amounts:
The Director of Comprehensive Care will provide a current report on the associated RVU for each procedure. The current list of procedure codes with the appropriate RVU amounts can be found within the class D2L site and links. Additional global changes in RVUs may occur during the Comprehensive Care course; a notification will be provided on a timely basis, if applicable.
