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Survey of dental radiological practice among private dentists in Ordu, Turkey
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Original Article
VOLUME: 60 ISSUE: 1
P: 9-13
March 2018

Survey of dental radiological practice among private dentists in Ordu, Turkey

Gulhane Med J 2018;60(1):9-13
DOI: 10.26657/Gulhane.00009
Yasin Yasa
Elif Sadık
1. University of Ordu, Ordu Medical School, Maxillofacial Radiology, Ordu, Turkey
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Received Date: 19.01.2018
Accepted Date: 29.01.2018
Publish Date: 15.03.2018
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ABSTRACT

Aims:

To assess the level of knowledge of private dentists in Ordu about oral radiological imaging techniques and radiation safety.

Methods:

We have informed 47 private dentists about the purpose and the goals of this study. A survey containing 23 questions was used to gather information about the radiographic equipment and level of knowledge about the protection from radiation.

Results:

Age of participants were between 24-66 years (43.28±10.23), professional experience was between 1-40 years (19.87±10.14). For intraoral imaging, 82.5% of the participants preferred round cone. While 40% of the participants owned lead shielding, 15% of them reported that they stayed with patient without any protection during imaging. %45 respondents knew that CBCT requires lower radiation than CT.

Conclusions:

We think that more studies should be done to improve the awareness of private dentists about advancements on radiological imaging techniques and radiation safety.