February 18, 2011 News Cone beam computed tomographyGovernment regulations

Ya see Hortence, there is a god…………..

by ken

TO ALL RCDS MEMBERS: On February 14, 2011, the province of Ontario officially opened the public consultation process for input on the proposed regulatory amendments to the Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act that would allow dentists to use computed tomography (CT) in their dental offices.  “This…

January 19, 2011 News Keeping you guessing

Ontario considers easing restrictions on dental CBCT – Huzzah, Huzzah!

by ken

COPYRIGHT DR. BICUSPIDJanuary 18, 2011 — Health officials in Ontario, Canada, are considering revising a moratorium that prohibits any dental practitioner in the province who is not also an oral radiologist to buy or install cone-beam CT (CBCT) equipment. All radiology…

November 8, 2010 News Cone beam computed tomography

The war on small FOV cbCT continues unabated

by ken

Each province in Canada and each State in the U.S. regulates the use of equipment that produces ionizing radiation within their own geographical areas.  Although federal guidelines exist in each country, the provinces and states interpret and regulate based on those guidelines in different ways. The…