Your safety and well-being is our priority at Summit View Dental Centre. We use the latest technology to gather information about your oral health. Digital x-rays use an extremely low amount of radiation to capture a mouth series — up to 90 percent lower than older technology.
We are exposed to small amounts of radiation everyday, from natural and human-made sources. The average radiation exposure from an x-ray procedure is 0.005 millisievert (mSv). Compare this to a chest x-ray (0.10 mSv) or a mammography (0.42 mSv)**, and you’ll see it’s quite low. Taking a flight from the east coast to the west coast of the US would be 0.0335 mSv.
Despite the safe level of radiation, we make sure to take precautions for our patients. We make sure to only take x-rays when necessary, providing protective lead aprons for our patients, and using the least amount of exposure time to obtain an image. If you have any questions or concerns, we will be happy to address them.