[Oradlist] terminology

[Allan G Farman]

I would prefer "interpret radiographs and other diagnostic images as they relate to the
diagnosis of periodontal disease and dental implants"? However, should periodontologists be so narrowly restricted in scope of interpretation? AGF
 

>>> "Ruprecht, Axel" <axel-ruprecht at uiowa.edu> 10/2/2006 10:25 AM >>>


Greetings 

 

I was asked the following by a colleague in Periodontology, who is
reviewing the accreditation standards for Periodontology. I could
provide my answer but thought that I would ask for comments from the
group.

 

 

 

One of our current standards reads as follows:

 

The educational program must provide training to the level of
proficiency for the resident to:

interpret radiographs as they relate to the diagnosis of periodontal
disease and dental implants.

 

Here are my questions:

1. Does the term radiographs include CT scans?

2. Or, would our wording be more correct if we said, " interpret
radiographic images as they relate to the diagnosis of periodontal
disease and dental implants"?  (intent being to include periapical,
panoramic, digital, CT scan images)

 Or,do you have a suggestion for more appropriate wording?

 

OR would the following be preferred:

"interpret radiographs and other diagnostic images as they relate to the
diagnosis of periodontal disease and dental implants"?

 

 

 

 

I personally think that CT is included, in that it is an image (or
images) -graph(s), produced by x radiation. radio- Therefore =
radiograph(s)

 

Axel Ruprecht D.D.S., M.Sc.D., F.R.C.D.(C), 

Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Gilbert E. Lilly Professor of Diagnostic Sciences

Professor and Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Professor of Radiology

Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology

The University of Iowa

http:\\ruprecht.radiology.uiowa.edu

319-335-7341

 

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