Open AccessOral Radiology Safety Standards Adopted by the General Dentists Practicing in National Capital Region (NCR)
Author(s) -
M. Hafeez Chaudhry,
K Jayaprakash,
KK Shivalingesh,
Vartika Agarwal,
Bhuvandeep Gupta,
Richa Anand,
Abhinav Sharma,
Sumedha Kushwaha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/14591.7088
Subject(s) - harm , medicine , radiation exposure , family medicine , population , radiation protection , microsoft excel , safety standards , dentistry , environmental health , nuclear medicine , psychology , engineering , social psychology , computer science , operating system , reliability engineering
With advancement in diagnostic techniques, the utilization of radiologic examination has risen to many folds in the last two decades. Ionizing radiations from the radiographic examination carry the potential for harm by inducing carcino-genesis in addition to the diagnostic information extracted. Radiation doses utilized in the course of dental treatment might be low for individual examinations but patients are exposed to repeated examinations very often and many people are exposed during the course of dental care. Therefore, principles of radiation protection and safety are necessary for the dentists to follow to ensure minimum and inevitable exposure.