What do you use to take routine X-rays? |
376 total votes |
|
| 10% |
| Film |
|
| 16% |
| Phosphor plates |
|
| 73% |
| Digital sensors |
|
| 2% |
| Pull it from pan or cone beam |
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Assuming exposure is equal, do you prefer digital or film when it comes to resolution? |
246 total votes |
|
| 79% |
| Digital |
|
| 21% |
| Film |
|
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Have you taken any CE on radiographic interpretation? |
247 total votes |
|
| 34% |
| Yes |
|
| 62% |
| No |
|
| 4% |
| I plan to this year |
|
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Which program do you prefer for viewing images? |
236 total votes |
|
| 0% |
| EVAsoft |
|
| 7% |
| XDR |
|
| 7% |
| Apteryx |
|
| 42% |
| Dexis |
|
| 11% |
| Schick CDR |
|
| 32% |
| Other |
|
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Do you feel digital sensors provide good value for the price? |
245 total votes |
|
| 56% |
| Yes |
|
| 22% |
| No |
|
| 22% |
| The jury is still out |
|
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How long since you sent a patient for a biopsy that was positive for oral cancer? |
239 total votes |
|
| 18% |
| 6 months or less |
|
| 18% |
| 1 year |
|
| 12% |
| 2 years |
|
| 52% |
| 3 years or more |
|
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Do you use any adjunctive technology (lights, rinses, etc.) to screen for oral cancer? |
243 total votes |
|
| 7% |
| Yes, routinely with great results |
|
| 12% |
| Yes, but less often than before |
|
| 81% |
| No |
|
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Do you have access to an oral pathologist in your area? |
245 total votes |
|
| 61% |
| Yes |
|
| 39% |
| No |
|
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When you see unusual soft tissue lesion (more than two weeks old), what is your next step? |
242 total votes |
|
| 11% |
| In-office biopsy |
|
| 3% |
| Send to periodontist |
|
| 83% |
| Send to oral surgeon |
|
| 2% |
| Treat with medications before biopsy |
|
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When was the last time you had a patient with herpes zoster with an intraoral or perioral presentation? |
243 total votes |
|
| 23% |
| 3 months ago |
|
| 15% |
| 6 months ago |
|
| 11% |
| A year ago |
|
| 22% |
| A few years ago |
|
| 28% |
| Never |
|
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