Awareness of radiation protection among Dental surgeons in south Chennai-A questionnaire study

Radiation exposure limits were introduced by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), which was founded in 1928. A less percentage of dentists (44%) used lead aprons and thyroid collars to cover their patients during radiographic examination while 50% did not use any protectiv...

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Published inResearch journal of pharmacy and technology Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 321 - 324
Main Authors Anuradha, G, Pazhanivel, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Raipur A&V Publications 2021
Subjects
Attitudes
Biohazards
Dentistry
Dentists
Informed consent
Patients
Professional education
Questionnaires
Radiation
Thyroid gland
X-rays
India
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Summary:Radiation exposure limits were introduced by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), which was founded in 1928. A less percentage of dentists (44%) used lead aprons and thyroid collars to cover their patients during radiographic examination while 50% did not use any protective measure during exposure (figure 7) and also less percentage of dentist (23%) use TLD badge as a personal monitoring device during X ray exposure (figure 8). The biologic interaction between ionizing radiation and living organism leads to changes in the electron level immediately within a fraction of seconds of exposure and persist for varied period of time Practitioners who administer ionizing radiation must be familiar with the magnitude of radiation exposure encountered in dentistry, the possible risk that such exposure entails, and the methods used to reduce doses. Arnout EA, Jafar A. Awareness of Biological Hazards and Radiation Protection Techniques of Dental Imaging- A Questionnaire Based Cross-Sectional Study among Saudi Dental Students.
ISSN:0974-3618
0974-360X
0974-306X
DOI:10.5958/0974-360X.2021.00059.7