People will always find ways to ignore the use of x-rays on them or debate why it is needed in the first place. The real question is, are x-rays really dangerous? X-rays are used for areas that are not seen visually and areas where clients feel in their body. They are used for documentation purposes of client’s health which allows health professions to refer where the area of interest is needed for care. As a health profession, their job is to show ways x-rays can help with client’s oral health and clinician practice. In order to provide this method, the fear factor, money factor and the discomfort should be changed. This is why x-rays are beneficial even though there are factors that clients are associated with not wanting to take x-rays. …show more content…
Structures that are dense (such as silver fillings or metal restoration) will block most of the light energy from the x-ray.” (University of Maryland medical Center) Clients are afraid of how much exposure they will receive from one dental image or multiple dental images at a time. It affects their health and causes short term symptoms which makes clients very uncomfortable. “If the patient relates that he or she fears the radiation from dental x-rays, it is our job to try to dispel those fears.” (Para 7-Dianne D) X-rays are safe to use. The dental professions use low exposure time which benefits the clients to see what’s going on in their oral environment and they will also feel safe from the amount of exposure they have. It all comes to the main factor, which is the area of concern will always out …show more content…
Some appliance that are used in the mouth causes irritation to the mouth that makes clients uncomfortable. It causes the clients mouth to be sore and some of the appliances may cause cuts and bruises on the tongue, cheeks, and possibly the teeth. Before putting any x-ray equipment’s in the mouth, the clinician should first inspect the mouth that may cause difficulty during the procedure. “Dental tori, gag reflexes, small mouths, and some wariness of the safety implications of any x-ray. While patients that fall into any of these categories are not huge in number, those that do often cause dentists to resort to nitrous oxide sedation, external imaging as an alternative (when available), or even neglecting to take radiographs unless "absolutely necessary." Perhaps this leads us to more question for our dental professionals about what new digital radiography system features might seem beneficial enough to stir consideration for upgrade sooner rather than later.” (Para 4- Lerin M) In general, the position of the film is not the conflict but what the landmarks the client has in their mouth. It all comes down to the care provider. If they don’t educate the client or that they don’t know what they are doing for the client. It causes the clients to have a traumatic experience and they won’t come for care anymore. The common occurrence for discomfort of x-ray placement in the mouth is gagging. In this situation, the
Since the beginning of the propitious world, the core aspect that keeps it thriving is the propensity for people to discover innovations; however, progress of the past is, systematically, detrimental to the future. Not long after the revolutionary invention of the X-ray in the late 19th Century, an unprecedented number of medical examiners noticed (unknown to the time) radiation burns all over their body; decades later, an extraordinary surge in cancer cases had arisen. Perhaps, during the course of these years, scientists and researchers desired to further progress the x-ray (into the immense subsidiaries that are here today), and disregarded any flaws in the apparatus. This systematic inclination continues into the present time as Gary Marshall and Shane Keene notes in their 2007 article, “New technologies allow for patients to be overexposed routinely, and also allow for repeats to be taken quickly, making it easier for a technologist to multiply the patients dose without considering the implications” (5). The gaffes of radiology are present not only in the diagnostic setting, but also in the surgical and therapeutic areas. Working with radiation, it is imperative that the staff is aware of mistakes that are potentially fatal not only for patients, but themselves. It is especially important for medical radiologists to be cognizant of pediatric patients. The standard practice of pediatric radiology in the United States is to follow the step-by step formula from which adult patients are treated and diagnosed. There are copious consequences for following this technique since a child naturally has less body mass and a weaker immune and lymphatic system to manage radiation and its adverse effects. Medical radiology, being a...
In the radiology profession first you must write the patient’s file. This includes information about insurance, medical history, what the required x-ray is for and where it is going to be taken on the body. Writing in this way is similar to writing a small research paper. You must do research on the patients and there history and what insurance they have. Writing the report is important because the information must be accurate so the patient can be helped as much as possible. If the information about medical history is incorrect it can cause a huge problem for the patient. For example, if the patient is claustrophobic they would need to get an open room x-ray where the patient isn’t in an enclosed tube so they don’t have a panic attack and potentially injure themselves and others. It is very important to make sure the report has the correct area of where the x-ray needs to be taken. Having the wrong part of the body x-...
... place on any floor of a hospital and be a far less dangerous event. Thanks to a dentist and his goldfish, people all around the world can be treated medically and not come out emotionally scarred for the rest of their lives.
The Faculty of General Dental Practice is responsible for continued professional development of dental clinicians. It is committed to improving standards of patient care within dentistry by providing up to date publications and guidelines for clinicians. The standards and guidelines by the FGDP are evidence based and are recognised as authoritative statements of good practice within the profession (REF). The FGDP have produced standards and evidence-based guidelines detailing the Selection Criteria for Dental Radiography (REF).
3-D scanning has helped improve orthodontics a lot with finding the problem and being able to understand the problem better. Also it can help see everything in your mouth that a regular x-ray cannot see.
Dental hygienists in contrast of people thinking that they only clean teeth, they also run x-rays on your teeth. Dental hygienists run these x-rays to better check the state of teeth and gums. Using these expensive machines help spot cavities, gum disease, and tooth decay that no normal person would be able to see otherwise. The downside is that these machines give off small amounts of radiation. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the effects of radiation are cumulative. This means that the effects do not show right away but have large and more serious effects over time much like the way chemical exposure works. According to (Greenwood ) “Dental hygienists who take x-rays protect themselves by wearing lead aprons and standing outside the range of the x-ray machine.” This protects them from most radiation, but not
Certain individuals avoid the dentist at all costs, choosing to live with cavities, gum disease and more, as they fear the chair more than anything. Others put off visiting a dental practitioner until the pain has become so overwhelming they can no longer live with it. This phobia is more common than many people realize, and it is shown in oral health statistics. This doesn't need to be the case, however, thanks to sedation dentistry. Dentists use sedation for those dentists who experience anxiety, whether they are simply having a cavity filled or need to have their teeth cleaned.
How does the X-ray work? Well first off let me tell you the difference of light rays and X-rays. The light rays are visible light waves and x-rays is a light that is smaller than atoms in your body. You can’t see them with the naked eye like sun rays. X-rays will only pick up items and body parts that are hard and also made of calcium. That light will then project your muscle that would look like a light gray and your bone structure that will be white onto a black piece of radio graphic film.
In dentistry there is a need for taking an x-ray, the x-ray is a way to help the dentist diagnose a patients oral hygiene and to see if there are any other areas in the mouth that may need to have any type of work. The dentist or the assistant will want to make sure that they can get all the teeth possible in the radiograph (x-ray) as possible to reduce the amount of exposure to the patient. Most people will have exposure to radiation just from standing outside in the sun for a long period of time, which is what we call “background exposure”.
Besides all the benefits of using x-rays to see inside our bodies or objects, there are also many ethical issues. Since x-rays are the most used medical imaging, everyone thinks that it is completely safe, but that is not true. There are a few risks when using x-rays. The biggest threat is radiation because x-rays use very high energy radiation that is how it’s possible to create an image of the inside of our bodies for us to view. The high radiation levels are dangerous because of over exposure occurs.
All practicing dentists, dental associates, and laboratories follow standard precautions and recommendations specified by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The standard precautions, previously known as the universal standard precautions, focus on the perception that all blood and bodily fluids, regardless if they contain blood, such as saliva, may be contaminated and should be considered infectious. (Bebermeyer). The infection control methods that are practiced in dental offices were established by the CDC in 2003 with Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings (Kohn). These guidelines include the use of protective barriers, personal protective w...
Understanding the frank physics of ultrasound is vital for acute care physicians who present point-of-care ultrasound to make precise critical decisions. Ultrasound is made up of mechanical waves that can send across disparate materials like fluids, soft tissues and solids. It has a frequency higher than the higher human auditory check of 20 KHz.[1] Ultrasound frequency is described as the number of ultrasound waves each subsequent, and health ultrasound mechanisms use waves alongside a frequency fluctuating amid 2 and 15 MHz.[2] The velocity of ultrasound in a specific medium equals the frequency of ultrasound increased by its wave length.[1]
Ultrasound is a key modality in the diagnosis of many tumours arising in soft tissues in the medical discipline of oncology. The following pages will outline some of the key features of malignancies and how they relate to ultrasound and diagnosis of cancer. Included also is a specific examination of ultrasound in the case of an adrenocortical carcinoma, pictured below.
Growing up I heard many stories from my peers of their experiences at the dentist’s office. It is upsetting to say that most of my visits were vividly terrifying. As a child, the grinding, scratching, and high-pitched twangs of the instruments digging around in my mouth would leave my ears ringing and teeth vibrating every single time. The smell of fluoride and disinfectants permanently infected the air, sending chills through my body the minute I walked in. I quickly learned that latex posses an extremely unappetizing aftertaste. Needless to say, I was not always enthusiastic about going to the dentist’s office and getting braces did not make anything better for me.
Humans have eluded extinction for millennia with the help of medicine. Medicine today helps us restore our health to “normal” state. Normal of today is different from normal in the past and being normal means being average. Many use medicine to get back to normal and some use it for enhancing themselves. One medicine that stands out is steroids. Steroids help your body recover faster from injuries and are supposed to be therapeutic. However, many use steroids to enhance people’s performances in sports and create new heights. Today, we are reaching a point where we are able to modify genes and protect our newborns from common illnesses such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and even cancer. This technology does not stop there and is able to change physical abilities as well as metal abilities, protect our children from depression, and even elongate lives. Whether gene modification will be used