en رادیولوژی دهان، فک و صورت Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology پژوهشي Research <div style="DIRECTION: ltr" align="left"><strong>Background and aims.</strong></div><div style="DIRECTION: ltr" align="left"> Pregnant women often do not receive proper dental care in emergency visits due to a lack of awareness of the effect of radiation doses and the involved risks for the fetus. The aim of the present study was to assess the awareness of general dentists practicing in Tabriz, Iran, of the risks involved during exposure to diagnostic dental radiation in pregnant women.<br><strong>Materials and methods.</strong> </div><div style="DIRECTION: ltr" align="left">In this descriptive/cross-sectional study, 250 general dentists, who had attended continuing education courses under the supervision of the Faculty of Dentistry, filled out questionnaires on their awareness of radiation risks. Data was analyzed by Spearman's correlation coefficient test.<br><strong>Results</strong>.</div><div style="DIRECTION: ltr" align="left"> The mean of correct answers was 6.47±1.66, with the least and highest correct answers of 2 and 10, respectively. The highest and the lowest levels of awareness were related to the use of a lead apron (92%) and a long rectangular collimator (3.2%), respectively. There was a statistically significant correlation between the age of practitioners and awareness of radiation risks (P=0.02). However, no statistically significant correlation was observed between job experience (P=0.25) and the number of continuing education courses attended (P=0.16) and awareness of radiation risks. <br><strong>Conclusion.</strong> </div><div style="DIRECTION: ltr" align="left">The studied population of dentists does not seem to have the sufficient knowledge regarding the diagnostic dental radiation risk during pregnancy. Further educational courses and pamphlets are recommended for increasing their awareness of this subject.</div><p></p><p></p><hr><p></p><p><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f4f5f7"><strong>Source: </strong>Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects</font></p><p><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f4f5f7" color="#0000cc"><a href="http://dentistry.tbzmed.ac.ir/joddd/index.php/joddd/article/view/200" target="_blank">Full Text</a></font></p> 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-146&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Tahmineh Razi tahmine_razi@yahoo.com 1003194753284600560 1003194753284600560 Yes Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Leila Bazvand 1003194753284600561 1003194753284600561 No Tabriz, Iran Morteza Ghojazadeh 1003194753284600562 1003194753284600562 No Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran