X-Rays/Radiographs | American Dental Association
网页2024年1月31日 · Introduction. Dentists use X-rays to help diagnose damage and disease that is not visible during a regular dental examination. How often X-rays, or radiographs, should be taken depends on specific factors such as an individual’s current oral health, age, risk for disease and any signs or symptoms of oral disease.
ADA Releases Updated Recommendations to Enhance …
网页2024年2月1日 · Evidence indicates that modern digital X-ray equipment and restricting the beam size only to the area that needs to be imaged better protect patients against radiation exposure to other parts of their body. Lead aprons and thyroid collars can also block the primary X-ray beam, preventing dentists from capturing the image they need.
Radiographic Imaging | American Dental Association
网页all X-ray exposures are justified in relation to their benefits; necessary exposures are kept as low as reasonably achievable (i.e., ALARA) the doses received by patients and personnel are kept well below the allowable limits; Make sure your interpretation of the radiographic images is included in the patient’s clinical notes.
Ownership of Dental Records and Radiographs
网页ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, Section 1.B. and Advisory Opinion 1.B.1. The dentist owns the physical record of the patient and is the legal guardian of the chart and its complete contents, including radiographs.
网页Dental radiographs can alert your dentist to changes in your hard and soft tissues. In chil-dren, radiographs allow the dentist to see how their teeth and jawbones are developing. Like medical radiographs, dental radiographs allow your dentist to evaluate any injuries to your face and mouth. Dental radiographs can help your dentist iden-tify ...
网页D0210 intraoral – complete comprehensive series of radiographic images. A radiographic survey of the whole mouth, usually consisting of 14– 22 periapical and posterior bitewing images or intended to display the crowns and roots of all teeth, periapical areas, interproximal areas. and alveolar bone including edentulous areas.
Pregnancy | American Dental Association - ADA
网页2023年6月14日 · Oral health care, including having dental radiographs taken and being given local anesthesia, is safe at any point during pregnancy. 1, 2 Further, the American Dental Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) agree that emergency treatments, such as extractions, root canals or restorations can be …
Releasing Dental Records | American Dental Association - ADA
网页Some states may allow the dentist to determine the patient's right of access. Others may expressly grant patients access to the information contained in their dental records. Special legal protection may apply to records that contain information about infection status (e.g., HIV), or other sensitive issues, such as a mental health diagnosis or ...
Informed Consent Refusal | American Dental Association - ADA
网页Informed consent is the basis for every treatment you propose to and perform on patients. Dentists must obtain informed consent from each patient or from the patient’s legal guardian or decision-maker. State laws impact whether consent can be verbal or written. For common simple procedures such as an evaluation or prophylaxis for a healthy ...
Radiation Safety: Employers | American Dental Association
网页The doses received by patients and personnel are kept well below the allowable limits. The ADA encourages dentists to: Be aware of their state’s laws and regulations which set specific requirements for the use of ionizing radiation (which includes X-rays). Minimize radiation exposure by using the appropriate protective shield.