Dental photography: Why? What? How? Part 1 Why? The role of dental photography in daily practice.

Oprea Bogdan

doi:10.2478/asmj-2022-0012

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Dental photography: Why? What? How? Part 1 Why? The role of dental photography in daily practice.

Acta Stomatologica Marisiensis Journal

Volume 5 (2022): Issue 2 (December 2022)

By: Oprea Bogdan

Open Access

|Dec 2022

Abstract

Digital Dental Photography (DDP) represents a must-have instrument for all dentists in their daily activities. Nowadays, DDP represents a tool that is no longer reserved for a select small number of dentists but is accessible to every practitioner. Although the number of dentists who use DDP daily is increasing, there is much hesitance, many questions, and resistance regarding the introduction of dental photography in daily practice.

This series of articles aims to demystify all the misconceptions related to the DDP and offer readers a transparent image of how DDP can become the most powerful tool for their offices. All the “mysterious” terms related to the DDP will be explained, and simple protocols that can be easily incorporated in any dental office in daily practice will be presented.

This article is the first in a five-part series dedicated to DDP.

Part 1 defines the role of DDP in daily practice covering the four significant indications: documentation, communication, education, and marketing.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/asmj-2022-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2668-6813 (formerly 2601-6877)

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Language: English

Page range: 51 - 61

Submitted on: Oct 29, 2022

Accepted on: Nov 29, 2022

Published online: Dec 26, 2022

Published in print: Dec 1, 2022

Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

Keywords:

digital dental photography,

initial consultation,

intraoral photography,

extraoral photography,

education,

communication

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Life sciences,

Life sciences, other,

Medicine,

Clinical medicine,

Clinical medicine, other,

Surgery,

Surgery, other,

Materials sciences,

Materials sciences, other

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