ADA Recommendations
The very real possibility of dental practitioners being held medico-legally responsible for failure to detect or correctly interpret non-odontogenic pathology within the extensive volumetric data set of a CBCT has been considered by the Australian Dental Association.
In 2018 the Australian Dental Association reviewed its policy on the responsibilities of those dentists prescribing or performing CBCT. The Australian Dental Association Policy Statement 6.22, Dento-Maxillofacial Cone Beam Volumetric Tomography section 2.7 states:
“Dentists must be responsible for ensuring that the entire data in any CBVT that they prescribe is reviewed and interpreted.”
