Analysis of the Number and Content of X-ray Examinations in the Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology Department of Tokushima University Hospital over the Past 10 Years

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  • Suito Hideki
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Graduate School
  • Hosoki Hidehiko
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Graduate School
  • Kasai Ryosuke
    Department of Medical Imaging/Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Graduate School
  • Kume Yoshio
    Department of Radiology, Tokushima University Hospital
  • Yoshihara Hozumi
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Graduate School
  • Yoshida Midori
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Graduate School
  • Maeda Naoki
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Graduate School
  • Honda Eiichi
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Graduate School

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  • 徳島大学病院歯科放射線科における過去10年間のX線撮影件数・内容の分析

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Tokushima University Hospital has undergone many changes in recent years. In order to assess these changes, we extracted the number of patients who visited and underwent X-ray imaging examinations at the Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology department over the 10-year period from April 2012 to March 2022 from patient data obtained from the Hospital Information System and the Radiology Information System. The number of dental radiographs decreased, whereas the number of panoramic radiographs increased due to the improvement of image quality. The number of patients seen in the dental department decreased in 2021 due to the impact of restrictions on hospital visits because of the spread of the new coronavirus （COVID-19）. As of 2022, the number of patients and the number of X-rays taken have not yet returned to the level before the spread of COVID-19. The number of requests for panoramic radiographs of patients before surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy increased due to the increase in referrals from medical departments to dental departments for preoperative intraoral screening as a result of the progress of multidisciplinary cooperation in the hospital. As dental radiology is a department that does not perform primary care, our findings suggest that it is affected by the social environment and healthcare system factors such as public insurance reimbursement.

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  • Shika Hoshasen

    Shika Hoshasen 63 (1), 25-34, 2023

    Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

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