Digital radiographic equipment in the Belgian dental office

Gijbels, Frieda; Debaveye, D; Vanderstappen, M; Jacobs, Reinhilde

doi:10.1093/rpd/nci761

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“…The results for panoramic versus full‐mouth radiation were comparable to existing literature . Previous studies reported 30% of respondents incorrectly believed that panoramic radiation produced more exposure, which was comparable to the 30.8% in the present study .…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Despite the potential to reduce exposure by 60%, rectangular collimation use was only employed by 5% of participants. This is equivalent to overseas studies also finding very limited usage of rectangular collimation . A possible explanation is that rectangular cones need to be separately purchased and installed, which could be seen as an unnecessary hassle, or practitioners being unaware of their benefits.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…In the present study, we found significantly better results with regard to the use of aiming devices to position a film during exposure (71%). Overseas studies reported up to 60% never using an aiming device, including a recent Indian study reporting their usage as only 17% . This would mean NQ dentists would likely require less retakes of radiographs and avoid unnecessary exposure to patients.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Investigation of radiation‐protection knowledge, attitudes, and practices of North Queensland dentists

Ihle

Neibling

Albrecht

et al. 2018

J of Invest & Clin Dent

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Aim Queensland has current radiation‐protection guidelines; however, with the absence of data exploring compliance and implementation, the efficacy is unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the knowledge and attitudes on radiation protection among private North Queensland (NQ) dentists. Methods A quantitative methodology was employed in an observational and descriptive study using questionnaires for data collection. Results Of the 154 questionnaires distributed, 63 were completed and returned. The respondents’ knowledge concerning the technical details of their equipment was limited, with 31.5% and 47% not knowing the tube voltage and current utilized for their machines, respectively. In total, 23.8% of dentists had limited knowledge about the speed of the conventional film they used, 90.5% of respondents agreed that the role of imaging in dentistry is important, and 75.8% dentists reported the thyroid as the most important organ to protect during dental radiography. Their knowledge regarding position‐distance rule was reasonably adequate; 80.3% of the dental practices appeared to follow the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency guidelines, 95.2% preferred taking radiographs if it was only urgent, and 69.8% identified a need for spreading awareness regarding radiation protection. Conclusions An opportunity and need for further continuing education was identified among NQ dentists to ensure safety of patients.

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Investigation of radiation‐protection knowledge, attitudes, and practices of North Queensland dentists

Ihle

Neibling

Albrecht

et al. 2018

J of Invest & Clin Dent

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“…Two of these were also reports from Belgian surveys, whereas the others were conducted in Turkey, England and Wales, Syria, and Uganda. [1][2][3][4][5][6] From this table it is clear that there are some similarities, for example the use of rectangular collimation, and some huge differences, for example the availability of panoramic dental equipment. The overall conclusion of all these studies, including the present one, is that there is still a great deal of work to be done to ameliorate the quality of radiographs and the knowledge and attitude of GDPs regarding dentomaxillofacial radiology.…”

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confidence: 99%

Flemish general dental practitioners' knowledge of dental radiology

Aps¹

2010

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

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The aim of this study was to assess general dental practitioners' knowledge of dental radiography and radiation protection in order to alert the Belgian authorities and dental professional societies. Prior to attending a postgraduate course on intraoral radiology, general dental practitioners in Flanders, Belgium, were asked to fill in a questionnaire regarding the radiological equipment and the techniques they used for intraoral radiography. The availability and type of dental panoramic equipment were also assessed. A total of 374 questionnaires were available for this study. 15% of the attendants used radiographic equipment that was more than 27 years old and 43% reported equipment that operated with a clockwork timer. 32% and 75% respectively had no idea what the kV or mA settings were on their intraoral equipment. 5% were unaware which cone geometry or geometric technique (paralleling or bisecting angle technique) they were using. 81% claimed to be using a short cone technique. 47% did not know what collimation meant, whereas 40% stated that they were using circular collimation. 38% used digital intraoral image detectors (63% were photostimulable storage phosphorplate (PSPP)), but 16% were not sure about the type of sensor they were using (PSPP or solid-state sensors). 61% also had dental panoramic equipment available, 25% of which was digital (10% charge coupled device (CCD) and 15% PSPP). These results clearly indicate the need for continued education on this subject. The latter is an important signal to Belgian authorities and dental professional societies.

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“…This may be defined as one that is selected at the convenience of the researcher or where subjects are easy to recruit for a study. An example of convenience sampling is the 2005 study by Gijbels et al, 73 which was performed or Belgian dentists to evaluate the use of digital radiographic equipment. A questionnaire was included in a dental magazine that was freely distributed to Belgian dentists.…”

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confidence: 99%

Questionnaire surveys of dentists on radiology

Shelley

Brunton²,

Horner³

2012

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

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Objectives: Survey by questionnaire is a widely used research method in dental radiology. A major concern in reviews of questionnaires is non-response. The objectives of this study were to review questionnaire studies in dental radiology with regard to potential survey errors and to develop recommendations to assist future researchers. Methods: A literature search with the software search package PubMed was used to obtain internet-based access to Medline through the website www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. A search of the English language peer-reviewed literature was conducted of all published studies, with no restriction on date. The search strategy found articles with dates from 1983 to 2010. The medical subject heading terms used were ''questionnaire'', ''dental radiology'' and ''dental radiography''. The reference sections of articles retrieved by this method were hand-searched in order to identify further relevant papers. Reviews, commentaries and relevant studies from the wider literature were also included. Results: 53 questionnaire studies were identified in the dental literature that concerned dental radiography and included a report of response rate. These were all published between 1983 and 2010. In total, 87 articles are referred to in this review, including the 53 dental radiology studies. Other cited articles include reviews, commentaries and examples of studies outside dental radiology where they are germane to the arguments presented. Conclusions: Non-response is only one of four broad areas of error to which questionnaire surveys are subject. This review considers coverage, sampling and measurement, as well as non-response. Recommendations are made to assist future research that uses questionnaire surveys.

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Digital radiographic equipment in the Belgian dental office

Cited by 19 publications

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Investigation of radiation‐protection knowledge, attitudes, and practices of North Queensland dentists

Investigation of radiation‐protection knowledge, attitudes, and practices of North Queensland dentists

Flemish general dental practitioners' knowledge of dental radiology

Questionnaire surveys of dentists on radiology

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