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news04 EOS Venice 2015 According to Finnish researchers, the number of dental panoramic to- mographs (DPTs) and lateral cephalo- metric radiographs (LCRs) outweighs other radiographic examinations in 7- to 12-year-olds in Finland. However, only little information about the qual- ityoforthodonticradiographsisavail- able today. Therefore, researchers at the University of Helsinki assessed data of 250 patients in this age group and found that orthodontic radiogra- phy may not completely fulfil the criteria of good practice. The analysis showed that 241 (96 per cent) of the children had un- dergone DPTs and 118 (47 per cent) LCRs.In109ofthecases(44percent), bothprocedureshadbeenperformed. About 95 per cent of the DPTs were ordered for orthodontic rea- sons; however, only 40 per cent of them were ordered by orthodontists and60percentbygeneralpractition- ers. All LCRs were ordered for ortho- dontic reasons, 64 per cent of which by orthodontists and the rest by gen- eral practitioners. The researchers foundthat73percentofthereferrals for LCRs were adequate. With regard to the quality of radi- ographic practice, the researchers noted that about one-fourth of the DPTs and one-fifth of the LCRs lacked adequate referral. Overall, orthodon- tists were more often responsible for inadequate referrals than were gen- eral practitioners. This might be due to a lack of knowledge regarding the role and importance of the referral process, the researchers suggested. In addition, LCRs ordered by ortho- dontistslackedadequatereferralmore often than did DPTs, they stated. The study team also reported that LCRs ordered by orthodontists were interpreted and analysed more fre- quently than those ordered by gen- eral practitioners. Notably, about one-third of the patients who under- went LCRs did not have any results of cephalometric analysis in their files. Another 31 per cent lacked bothinterpretationandcephalometric analysis. In addition, 20 per cent of the DPTs had not been interpreted at all. In2008,DPTsaccountedfor27per centandLCRsfor16percentofextra- oral radiographic examinations of 7- to 12-year-olds. Despite these con- siderable numbers, Finland has no generalnationalguidelinesfororder- ing orthodontic radiography. In con- clusion, however, the researchers said that radiographic practice in the current study was largely in line with international recommendations, asthenumberofrepeatedexposures for technical reasons or unjustified follow-up radiographs was relatively low. Nevertheless, they identified a clear need for improvement in the quality of orthodontic radiography and the adequacy of referrals and interpretations in particular. Data for the study was obtained fromtheoralhealthcaredepartment ofHelsinki,thelargestcityinFinland andtheonlypublicsectionthatoffers dental care free of charge, including orthodontictreatment,tocitizensun- der the age of 18. The study, titled “Quality assess- ment of orthodontic radiography in children”, was published online on 14 May in the European Journal of Orthodontics ahead of print. Y education everywhere and anytime Y live and interactive webinars Y more than 500 archived courses Y a focused discussion forum Y free membership Y no travel costs Y no time away from the practice Y interaction with colleagues and experts across the globe Y a growing database of scientific articles and case reports Y ADA CERP-recognized credit administration ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providersof continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. www.DTStudyClub.com Register for FREE! AD Study finds significant deficiencies in quality of orthodontic radiographs of children Results of Finnish study stress further need for continuing education in radiation protection in orthodontics EOS 2015 91st European Orthodontic Society Congress Venue Venice Convention centre Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi 30 30126Venice,Italy Tel.:+39 041 242 0330 Opening times 13–17 June,9 a.m.–6 p.m. Congress organiser ExpoVenice S.p.A.,OLTREX Dorsoduro 1648,30123Venice,Italy Tel.:+39 041 296 0840 Fax:+39 041 533 4870 E-mail:eos2015@oltrex.it EOS office European Orthodontic Society Flat 20,49 Hallam Street LondonW1W 6JN,United Kingdom Tel.:+44 020 7637 0367 E-mail:eoslondon@aol.com www.eoseurope.org Information is subject to change. Tel.:+390412420330 Tel.:+390412960840 Fax:+390415334870 Tel.:+4402076370367

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