Selection criteria for radiographic examination course for Dental Practitioners
This session identifies the guidelines that support dentists in the selection of the most appropriate dental radiograph. It further explains how dentists incorporate the guidelines into dental practice.
Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- list the published guidelines on the selection of the appropriate radiograph to be taken for different patients
- summarise how you would incorporate these guidelines into your practice
Guidelines are systematically developed statements designed to assist the clinician, and patient, in making decisions about appropriate health care for certain specific, clinical circumstances.
Fiona Carmichael qualified from Glasgow University in 1984. She obtained her FDS in 1988. After a spending some time as a lecturer in oral surgery, she started training in dental and maxillofacial radiology. She completed her training at Leeds Dental Insitute having obtained the DDR from The Royal College of Radiologists in 1996 and completing an MSc in Oral Pathology.
She was made a consultant in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology in 2000 at Leeds. She has been involved in previous teaching modules for the Royal College of Radiologists.
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