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Rethinking Patient Shielding in Dental Radiography

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AGD Subject Code: 730

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Note the interactions, sources, and biological effects of ionizing radiation.
  2. List the measures needed to decrease a patient’s radiation dose.
  3. Discuss the research that supports discontinuing patient shielding and the clinical implications associated with these new recommendations.

This course was published in the June/July 2024 issue and expires July 2027. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

Course Content

[SECTION 1] Sources of Ionizing Radiation
[SECTION 2] Factors Influencing Radiation Risk
[SECTION 3] Shielding Recommendations
Rethinking Patient Shielding in Dental Radiography Quiz

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Jessica Kiser, EdD, RDH, is the program director and chair of the Department of Health Sciences at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. She can be reached at jrkiser82@mail.cfcc.edu.


Erika Benavides, DDS, PhD, is a clinical professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor.


Avni Bhula, BDS, DDS, MSc, is an assistant professor in the Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences at the UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston.


Anita Gohel, BDS, PhD, is a clinical professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Florida College of Dentistry.


Alan G. Lurie, DDS, PhD, is a professor and chair of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in Farmington.


Sanjay M. Mallya, BDS, MDS, PhD, is a professor, chair of the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, residency program director at the University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry.


Aruna Ramesh, BDS, MS, DMD, is a professor and associate dean for academic affairs at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston.


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