5-year audit of the range and volume of diagnostic radiographic services at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital
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2012-09Author
Kihara, Eunice N
Opondo, Florence
Ocholla, Tom J
Chindia, Mark L
Wagaiyu, Evelyn
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Background: Dental and cranio-maxillofacial diagnostic imaging constitutes an invaluable tool in the accurate diagnosis and management of a diverse range of conditions and diseases that afflict the oral and cranio-maxillofacial region. In order to improve on any existing facility, periodic audit evaluation is paramount. In this way proper and relevant service delivery
can be achieved. Objective: To evaluate the range
and volume of dental and cranio-maxillofacial diagnostic
radiographic services offered at the University
of Nairobi Dental Hospital (UNDH) in Kenya over a
5-year period (2006-2010). Methods: Retrospective
survey involving manual examination of patient records
at the Division of Dental and cranio-maxillo-
facial Radiology registry of the UNDH. Results: Over
the study period, the range of diagnostic radiographic
services offered comprised of both intra- and extra-
oral examinations. The total volume of radiographs
taken was 48,874 among which 41,980 (86%) were
intraoral and 6894 (14%) extraoral views. Among the
intraoral views, 74% were bitewing, 25% periapical
and only 1% were occlusal diagnostic views. The majority
(95%) of the extraoral projections consisted of
panoramic views and only 5% constituted other techniques.
The volume of radiographs was high from
January to September while November and December
had the lowest number of examination requests.
Conclusion: Intraoral radiography was the commonest
examination with bitewings having been the majority
while the panoramic tomography was the com-
monest extraoral examination performed.
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Open Journal of Stomatology 2 (2012) 234-236Publisher
1 Radiology Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology & Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology & Medicine, University of Nairobi, 3 Department of Periodontology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi,
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5-year audit of the range and volume of diagnostic radiographic services at the University of
Nairobi Dental Hospital.
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