Evidence base
The clinical basis for structured radiograph documentation
Sources cited in full. Peer-reviewed papers and grey literature are distinguished.
"The radiology report is, in essence, the final artifact of a radiologist's work."
Pahadia M, Khurana S, Geha H, Deahl ST
Imaging Science in Dentistry
2020; 50: 269–72 · doi:10.5624/isd.2020.50.3.269
97% of OPG reports were inadequate against FGDP guidelines. Mean time to report: 5 days.
Surendran K
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
2021 · NHS quality improvement audit
"Information that should be gathered from a radiograph includes caries, restorations, alveolar bone levels, root morphology, periapical pathology, and other jaw pathology."
Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK)
Clinical Examination and Record Keeping (3rd ed.)
FGDP(UK) · 2016
Defines indications for radiographic examination in primary dental care, including panoramic radiography for trauma, impaction, and periodontal assessment.
Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK)
Selection Criteria for Dental Radiography (3rd ed.)
FGDP(UK) · 2018
More than 60% of UK dentists want AI for administrative and documentation tasks, not diagnostics.
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