Use of Dental Photography by General Dental Practitioners in Great Britain

From Volume 31, Issue 4, May 2004 | Pages 199-202

Authors

M.R. Sharland

Head of Multimedia Services, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, St. Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN

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F.J.T. Burke

DDS, MSc, MDS, MGDS, FDS RCS(Edin.), FDS RCS, FADM

Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow

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A.D. Walmsley

BDS, MSc, PhD, FDS RCPS

Birmingham Dental School

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S. McHugh

BSc(Hons), GRAD.STAT

Research Statistician, Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ.

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Abstract

This study assesses, by means of a postal questionnaire, the numbers of general dental practitioners who use clinical photography, and the uses to which this is applied. The questionnaire was distributed to 1000 randomly selected GDPs in Great Britain. A response rate of 76% was achieved. Of the respondents, 36% used clinical photography, with 65% of those using an intra-oral 35 mm camera, 18% a digital camera and 12% an intra-oral digital video camera. Principal uses of clinical photography were patient instruction/motivation (72%), medico-legal reasons (68%), treatment planning (63%), and liaison with laboratory (43%).

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