Administratively required dental radiographs: radiation recommendation series. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5500639

This publication is part of the continuing Radiation Recommendation Series published by the Bureau of Radiological Health. This Series was established to provide physicians, medical physicists, technologists, and others involved in the radiological process with guidance on appropriate radiological health principles in the medical radiation area. Administrative requirements for radiographs are found in many segments of the United States health care system. Such requirements are not intrinsically bad. If the resulting x-ray examinations provide a net public health benefit, they are certainly justified. However, where such examinations do not benefit the care and management of the patient, the requirements should be reviewed to determine whether they can be eliminated. This document presents an FDA radiation recommendation on administratively required dental x-ray examinations. In general such examinations are not requested to further the patient's dental health, but rather as a means of monitoring claims. However, the administrative use of radiographs that have been taken in the normal course of patient care is usually appropriate, as long as the patient's right to privacy is respected.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Radiological Health, Rockville, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5500639
• Report Number(s): PB-82-117581
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
DENTISTRY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
MEDICINE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PATIENTS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOLOGY
RECOMMENDATIONS
REGULATIONS