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Radiographic exams

Retaking radiographs: Are you in or are you out?

This entry was posted in Radiographic exams and tagged prescribing radiographs radiographic technique on August 17, 2011 by Dr. Shawneen Gonzalez

With a new school year about to start, we will have many new students entering the clinic with little experience making radiographs. With this comes many retakes. The one thing I will also be asked by the returning students is why some private offices (they were in rotations over the […]

New patient radiographic exams

This entry was posted in Radiographic exams and tagged ADA guidelines prescribing radiographs on August 3, 2011 by Dr. Shawneen Gonzalez

Imagine a new patient is coming to your practice today. Do you have a preset radiographic exam you give every patient or do you evaluate the patient and determine what radiographs to order? Each office I’ve talked to is a little different in this. While some offices prefer to order […]