Radiant smile- should you be afraid of exposure to ionizing radiation in dental radiology?
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Prof. Dr Ingrid Różyło-Kalinowska
Prof. Ingrid Różyło-Kalinowska is specialist in radiology and diagnostic imaging, Head of the Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiodiagnostics as well as vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medical Dentistry of the Medical University of Lublin, Poland and member of the Senate of the University.
She is the Past President of the European Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology, Regional Director of International Association of Dentomaxillofacial in Europe, Board Member and the Chairman of the Section of DentoMaxillofacial Radiology of the Polish Dental Association.
She is the Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Stomatology”, the official journal of the Polish Dental Association.
She is author of scientific papers, conference abstracts, keynote lectures, textbooks in English and Polish, PhD supervisor and reviewer in Poland and abroad.
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Learning Objectives:
- Present information on natural and artificial sources of radiation, among them dental radiology against the background of medical radiology and nuclear medicine in terms of exposure dose
- Doze management
- Facilitating ALADA principle
Abstract:
Since the dawn of time, mankind has lived with exposure to ionising radiation from natural sources, and the human body's defence mechanisms are adapted to combat its harmful effects. However, with the introduction of tests based on ionising radiation and natural radioactivity into the diagnostic arsenal, exposure to radiation from its artificial sources has emerged. The aim of this lecture is to provide up-to-date information on exposure to ionising radiation in dental radiology.
The lecture will present information on natural and artificial sources of radiation, among them dental radiology against the background of medical radiology and nuclear medicine in terms of exposure dose. The individual radiation exposure from, for example, a single intraoral radiograph is very low, however, due to the frequent use of radiological examinations in dentistry, the dose to an individual may be much higher. The ALADA principle should be followed, which states that examinations using ionising radiation are performed at as low a radiation dose as is acceptable from a diagnostic point of view. All referrals for radiological examinations must be justified and the dose optimised.