Email from a seasoned dental hygienist: “We were just given an article and I’m curious on your thoughts since your family is in the medical field and you are always listening to podcasts. I know you don’t like X-rays so curious what you think.”

G: The attachment this hygienist sent me contained new information from an expert panel established by the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. The Journal of the American Dental Association published those new recommendations regarding radiography safety in dentistry. Some states and dental offices have already made the change.

The revision to the protocol for dental X-rays is about the use of lead abdominal aprons or thyroid collars. They are no longer recommended, and now considered unnecessary for shielding patients from

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