Abstract

Along with the advancement of dental x-ray equipment, the use of diagnostic radiation has been rapidly increasing. Accordingly, concerns about radiation exposure are increasing. In particular, imaging examinations inthe dental field have a low individual radiation exposure. However, the frequency of the examinations is high.Also, due to the abundant usage of dental CBCT, concerns has been widely spread across the users and the nation. In response to this, there has been a need to establish a dose monitoring system for dental x-ray equipment.Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish of a national dose monitoring system for imaging examinations in the dentistry. For the system establishment, the structure of intraoral, panoramic radiography and CBCT system was surveyed and the integrated data collection plan was prepared. Based on this, dose monitoring system, which can be utilized for nation-wide, was established and a pilot operation was conducted. In orderto continuously expand the system in the future, system supplements should be confirmed through gatheringexpert opinions.

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