Dental radiography high dose low frequency

As a result of the revisions the effective dose in dental radiology are estimated to be 32–422% higher because of the recent inclusion of the salivary gland as well as oral mucosa, muscle, lymphatic nodes and extrathoracic airway in the list of radiosensitive tissues 12, 16

Such quality standards for clinical images, and guidance on the audit process, are available in European guidelines on radiation protection in dental radiology

As a minimum target, your aim should be to ensure that no greater than 10% of radiographs are of unacceptable quality