Nashville dental project: an educational approach for voluntary improvement of radiographic practice. Technical report

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:7245558

Crabtree, C L; Johnson, O N; Gibbs, S J

Survey data were collected on 110 x-ray units (72 dental offices) in Nashville, Tennessee in 1972. Dental consultants visited the offices two months later to present the survey findings and demonstrate needed improvements in radiographic practice. In 1973, a followup survey was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the consultation visits. Mean exposure per film was 542 mR in 1972 and 340 mR in 1973. Machines with large workloads generally had the lowest skin exposure per film. When weighted by workload, average exposures were 472 mR/film in 1972 and 311 mR/film in 1973. Thus, the study indicated the effectiveness of an educational approach to reducing unnecessary radiation. (GRA)

• OSTI ID: 7245558
• Report Number(s): PB-246674; DHEW/FDA-76-8011
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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