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Dr. Jeffrey Hoos recently appeared on WTNH to discuss x-rays and what can be done to reduce exposure. Find out how his office is using Tru-Align to reduce the exposure to his patients and staff.
Dr Larry Emmott writes about Tru-Align and the benefits of rectangular collimation.
To read the entire article, please go to the DentalCompare web site...
Digital imaging and rectangular collimation should be used to ensure that the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle can be maximized when taking bitewing radiographs in pediatric patients, according to a poster presentation at the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR) annual meeting last month.
Read the entire article on the Dr Bicuspid website...
The American Thyroid Association is now recommending that thyroid collars be used for all dental x-rays, except when they interfere with the examination.
Tru-Align is the perfect compliment to a thyroid collar. By focusing the x-ray beam using rectangular collimation, Tru-Align reduces the exposure to your patients by 70%. More importantly, Tru-Align eliminates scatter radiation, ensuring that only the image receptor is exposed.
Ken Rosenblood, CEO of HealthFirst (one of our reseller partners) was interviewed by Dentistry Today, and he chose to speak about radiation minimization and Tru-Align. View the full video here. Read More
The media coverage of the study linking dental x-rays to benign meningioma brain tumors continues. The Economist has posted an article titled "Dental X-rays: Little and Not Often, Please".
Read the full article here.
While we know dental x-rays are safe, they can be made even better. Tru-Align reduces x-ray exposure by up to 70%, and eliminates harmful scatter radiation.
Do you have the Green Ring? If not, find out how Tru-Align can benefit doctors, staff, and patients by clicking here.
In this morning's News, you may have heard about a new study linking dental x-rays to an increased risk in developing eningioma brain tumors. Here's a sample of today's coverage:
- Dental X-rays can double brain tumor risk, study finds (MSNBC)
- Early Dental X-Rays Linked to Brain Tumors (ABC News)
- Dental X-rays linked to brain tumors: study (CBS News)
- Dental X-Rays Linked to Increased Brain Tumor Risk (Yahoo! News)
- Brain tumors linked to dental X-rays (CNN)
News like this, and the extensive media coverage, may have you fearful and apprehensive about the dental x-rays you have made.
While we can't comment on the validity of the quoted study, we can tell you that dental x-rays are very safe, and there are ways and products to make them even safer. The Tru-Align laser-aligning collimator, a simple device that attaches to your dentist's x-ray machine, does just that by reducing your exposure to scatter ionizing radiation by up to 70%. Your dentist is very likely also using faster x-ray film or digital x-ray sensors; both require and use much less radiation. Your dentists may also use rectangular collimation, Thyroid collars and lead aprons for added protection.
If you're a patient, find out more about how Tru-Align benefits your overall health, and be sure to ask your doctor if they have the Green Ring.
And, if you're a dentist, read more about Tru-Align and how it can benefit your office as well as your patients.
Intraoral x-ray procedures comprise a significant part of the services provided in most US dental offices. It has been reported that retakes and cone cuts are a noticeable problem in many dental offices, plus patients are becoming increasingly more concerned about unnecessary radiation, especially to their children. A revolutionary new x-ray add-on device, Tru-Align™, provides a cost-effective solution for your patient’s concerns about excess radiation while also helping your staff provide improved x-ray images. Significantly decreased scatter radiation, improved diagnostic quality images, plus almost zero retakes!
Read MoreRadiation hygiene is critical to providing patient safety.
You wear gloves, sterilize your instruments, and disinfect your work surfaces and use barrier protection. By practicing these and other universal standards, you assume you are keeping your patients and staff as safe as possible in the practice environment.
But what about radiation safety? You provide aprons with thyroid protection, are judicious about taking radiographs only when diagnostically necessary, and use high-speed film or digital sensors. By practicing these standards, recommended by the ADA,1 CDC, and National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP and state radiation guidelines), again you assume you are doing everything you can to minimize patient and staff exposure to ionizing radiation. However, if you are taking only these steps, you are not enough.
This week Kathy Kincade at Dr. Bicuspid sat down with Stuart White, DDS, PhD to discuss the growing concern among dentists and their patients over radiation exposure. His focus was on what dentists can do to insure patient safety. He provided several very smart ways to reduce exposure to radiation among hygienists, dentists and staff in the interview including this point on rectangular collimation.
Read MoreBased on a recent survey of 1,500 dentists in the Quarterly Survey of Economic Confidence, there seems to be a "cautious optimism" in the direction of the market. While dental procedures are not at their pre-recession levels, there is a trend upward.
Read MoreWe had an incredible time at the CDA in Anaheim this week and would like to thank everyone who stopped by to learn more about Tru-Align.
We were lucky enough to have some of the biggest KOLs in dentistry taking a keen interest in our product, including Dr. Larry Emmott, who stopped by and was kind enough to blog about the Tru-Align. Here's an excerpt from his post:
The collimator reduces scatter radiation and improves image quality. Reducing scatter reduces patient exposure. This is great for those patients who are worried about radiation.
The aiming device uses lasers and magnets to perfectly align the cone and the sensor. When it is aligned properly it beeps and snaps into place, even a rookie can take perfect radiographs with virtually no retakes.
How was your CDA? Let us know if you had a chance to stop by the booth and if you have any questions in the comments below.
Affordable and extremely effective, the Tru-Align system is being introduced to the dental profession this week at the California Dental Association Spring Session. Easily installed on existing x-ray machines, Tru-Align dramatically lowers patient radiation exposure AND improves the diagnostic quality of x-rays.
Read MoreIDI will be sponsoring a free live webinar on May 18th featuring Dr. Dale Miles. This program identifies types of x-ray exams, and their risk compared to daily common activities we take EVERY DAY. Dr. Miles will also present the newest technology to reduce dental x-ray dose simply and effectively. The talk is fun, informative and designed to explain in understandable terms the REAL x-ray risks. Dr. Jeff Rohde will be moderating the talk.
Register here: http://www.trualignwebinar.com
If this recent New York Times article on irresponsible x-ray practices at a Brooklyn hospital is any indication, your patients are getting massive doses of information on the worst cases of x-ray radiation gone bad. In fact, there's a good chance that they are hearing more about radiation these days than about proper oral care or the oral-systemic connection.
How are you combating this negative press in your practice?
This week, the ADA again issued a statement regarding the importance of reducing patient exposure to ionizing x-ray radiation. The full release is below, and we have a solution to ADA's claim that "when x-rays are necessary...use a rectangular collimator" - Tru-Align™, is the only x-ray positioning system that makes rectangular collimation work.
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