title: Liabilities and risks of using cone beam computed tomography.
abstract: The use of conebeam computed tomography (CBCT) carries with it medicolegal risks of which the practitioner should be aware. These include licensing and malpractice liability concerns. A practitioner who intends to take and/or use CBCT scans should seek advice from his malpractice carrier before doing so. All scans should be read by someone competent to interpret them. Using the services of an out-of-state radiologist to read scans poses its own set of risks. Consultation with a malpractice carrier and dental boards is advisable in this situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: bernard_friedland@hms.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Friedland
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Dental School at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; Cone Beam Radiographic Services, Fountain Hills, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Dale A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008005:Licensure, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012307:Risk Factors; D059039:Standard of Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States
keywords: Cone beam CT; Interpretation; Liability; Licensing; Malpractice; Medicolegal; Standard of care