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Guidelines for taking dental radiographs are not intended to be a standard of care or regulations... more Guidelines for taking dental radiographs are not intended to be a standard of care or regulations, but rather serve as an adjunct to the dentist's professional judgement. As a result, compliance of dentists to the guidelines is variable. The following study reviewed the literature to determine if the current guidelines for taking dental radiographs were developed based on evidence. The search strategy included online databases of scientific journals, an internet literature search, censuses of the journals Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, and an expert opinion in the field of dental radiology. The search strategy yielded a total of 10 recent (1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007) dental radiographic guidelines that were analyzed in this study. The guidelines were found to be consistent with respect to patient types, relevant options, and potential harms of radiographs. The benefits and costs of dental radiographs were not described for the guidelines assessed and patient preferences were not included. While all the guidelines assessed were based on evidence for regarding radiation safety, no evidence was found to support the efficacy of the guidelines themselves as diagnostic aids in dental practice.
Guidelines for taking dental radiographs are not intended to be a standard of care or regulations... more Guidelines for taking dental radiographs are not intended to be a standard of care or regulations, but rather serve as an adjunct to the dentist's professional judgement. As a result, compliance of dentists to the guidelines is variable. The following study reviewed the literature to determine if the current guidelines for taking dental radiographs were developed based on evidence. The search strategy included online databases of scientific journals, an internet literature search, censuses of the journals Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, and an expert opinion in the field of dental radiology. The search strategy yielded a total of 10 recent (1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007) dental radiographic guidelines that were analyzed in this study. The guidelines were found to be consistent with respect to patient types, relevant options, and potential harms of radiographs. The benefits and costs of dental radiographs were not described for the guidelines assessed and patient preferences were not included. While all the guidelines assessed were based on evidence for regarding radiation safety, no evidence was found to support the efficacy of the guidelines themselves as diagnostic aids in dental practice.