Radiation Protection in Dental Radiology-The Safe Use of Radiographs in Dental Practice

Nisha, V. Aarthi; Sarumathi, T.; Hemalatha, V.T.; Amudhan, A.; Parthiban, Jkbc

doi:10.13005/bbra/1265

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“…(Sudarsini et al, 2020) Protective equipments are used to shield the sensitive and compromised patients from unnecessary radiation exposure. (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 2018; American Dental Association, 2012; Crane & Abbott, 2016;FDI World Dental Federation, 2014;Firetto et al, 2019;Kühnisch et al, 2020;Nisha et al, 2014;Radan, 2017). A study found that children are more likely than adults to get cancer following radiation exposure because their tissues and organs are still in the development stage.…”

Section: Worldwide Review Of Dental Radiation Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Kutanzi et al, 2016) Protective measures, such as standing behind protective barrier and increasing the distance between operators and the x-ray machine, are also required to protect operators from unnecessary radiation exposure. (American Dental Association, 2012;FDI World Dental Federation, 2014;Nisha et al, 2014) In a research study, the positioning of handhelds x-ray devices has an impact on radiation received by operators, therefore it is important to use anti-scatter grid to provide a safe zone. (Makdissi et al, 2016) According to other studies, there is correlation between dental x-ray exposure to cancers and tumors in the head and neck regions of dental practitioners and radiographers.…”

Section: Worldwide Review Of Dental Radiation Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(American Dental Association, 2012;Policy Statement 6 . 14 -Radiation Safety, 2019;FDI World Dental Federation, 2014;Nisha et al, 2014;Noffke et al, 2011) Lack of x-ray equipment maintenance may cause late detection of equipment failure, results in increased repair costs and delayed services. (Ngoye et al, 2022) All information and test results are recorded and reviewed on annual basis.…”

Section: Worldwide Review Of Dental Radiation Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Dental Radiation Safety In Radiography Policies: Scoping Review And Findings In Indonesia

Illiyana,

Basabih

2023

Injurity

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Radiation safety is important to prevent deterministic and stochastic effects on patients. The aims of this review are to summarize and provide an overview of radiography policies on dental radiation safety and to identify the gaps between Indonesia’s radiography policies with worldwide best practices. The review is based on the PRISMA-ScR. Articles are searched through Embase, Pubmed and Scopus. Articles focused on dental radiation safety are included with addition of policy documents found by manual searching. Results are summarized in a table and in-text and analyzed by comparing with policies in Indonesia.Ten articles are collected and identified as policy statement (n = 2), guideline (n = 2), and recommendation (n = 6). Three themes are used to summarize the findings: (1) target, (2) qualified expert, and (3) best practice. The result shows that all policies have incorporated safety radiation principles. Radiography policies regulates: dental practitioners and trained operators as personnel qualified to conduct radiography examination; appropriate technique and practical measures; x-ray maintenance and radiological testing. The scope of radiography policies in Indonesia is extensive, with health facilities and service providers as the primary policy targets

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Section: Worldwide Review Of Dental Radiation Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Worldwide Review Of Dental Radiation Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Worldwide Review Of Dental Radiation Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Dental Radiation Safety In Radiography Policies: Scoping Review And Findings In Indonesia

Illiyana,

Basabih

2023

Injurity

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“…Xray radiations are ionizing radiations, thus it is necessary for the radiation exposure prevention protocols to be followed strictly. The ALARA principle is a guideline stating that the radiation exposure should be As Low As Reasonably Achievable (Nisha et al, 2014).…”

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Awareness and Practice of Radiation Protection Protocols Followed in Dental Clinics-A Survey

Shah

Ganapathy

2021

ijrps

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The radiographic examination is one of the principal diagnostic methods used in all fields of medical services and contributes to the promotion of the health. Accordingly, a certain amount of radiation is inevitably delivered to patients during normal radiographic procedures. Repeated radiation doses utilized in dental treatment might be harmful to the patients and thus a thorough knowledge on radiation protection protocols are mandatory for dental clinicians. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, awareness and practice of general dentists practicing in the Chennai regarding radiation prevention protocols undertaken in their area of work. The study was a questionnaire based cross-sectional study. A total of 200 dentists were contacted to participate in the study. The target population entailed were general dentists practicing in Chennai. A Pretested questionnaire was mailed to the respondents following informed consent. The data were extracted from the responses and analyzed. The total response rate recovered was 75 % and the respondents comprised of 54 males & 96 females respectively. Only 49% of the general dentists followed the position & distance rule for radiographic procedures appropriately. The results showed that the knowledge, awareness of the general dentists regarding radiation prevention protocols in Chennai were satisfactory. However, the practice regarding radiation protection protocols were inadequate. To ensure the implementation of radiation prevention protocols, strict protocols must be followed by the licensing and monitoring authorities about the use of the equipment emitting radiation and rigorous health education programs should be initiated to sensitize the clinicians.

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Patient safety culture perceptions among dentists in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia

Al-Khalifa,

Shahin,

AlSharief

et al. 2024

BMC Oral Health

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Objective Safe patient care can help reduce treatment costs, morbidity, and mortality. This study aimed to assess dentists’ perceptions of patient safety culture and related factors in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Methods This cross-sectional study used a sample of 271 dental professionals working in private and public dental hospitals and clinics in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia. The Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ), a validated tool consisting of 36 items on a 5-point Likert scale, was used to assess dentists’ perceptions of patient safety culture. The score of SAQ ranges from 0 to 100 and a cut-off ≥ 75 is considered a positive attitude toward patient safety culture. Results There were 53.9% males and 46.1% females in the study with a mean age of 35.56 ± 6.87 years. Almost half of the participants (52%) attended a course on patient safety and 22.1% experienced medical error in the last month. The mean score of the SAQ of the sample was 65.14 ± 13.03 and the patient safety score was significantly related to the marital status (P = 0.041), attendance of patient safety course (P < 0.001), and experience of medical error (P = 0.008). The highest mean score (73.27 ± 20.11) was for the job satisfaction domain, followed by the safety climate domain (67.69 ± 16.68), and working conditions domain (66.51 ± 20.43). About one-quarter of the participants (22.5%) demonstrated positive attitudes toward patient safety culture. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that dental professionals who attended a patient safety course were 4.64 times more likely to demonstrate positive attitudes toward patient safety than those who did not attend a course (P < 0.001). Conclusion This study showed that patient safety culture was significantly related to the attendance of safety courses, marital status, and experiencing medical error. About one out of four dental professionals demonstrated a positive attitude towards patient safety culture which was significantly associated with the attendance of the safety course.

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Radiation Protection in Dental Radiology-The Safe Use of Radiographs in Dental Practice

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Dental Radiation Safety In Radiography Policies: Scoping Review And Findings In Indonesia

Dental Radiation Safety In Radiography Policies: Scoping Review And Findings In Indonesia

Awareness and Practice of Radiation Protection Protocols Followed in Dental Clinics-A Survey

Patient safety culture perceptions among dentists in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia

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