Relevance and Compliance of Requests for Dental Panoramic Radiography Examination at Yaounde (Cameroon)

作     者：Armel Philippe Awana Ambroise Merci Seme Engoumou Mballa Amougou Jean Goni Ismaila Odile Fernande Zeh Armel Philippe Awana;Ambroise Merci Seme Engoumou;Mballa Amougou Jean;Goni Ismaila;Odile Fernande Zeh

作者机构：Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Ngaoundere Ngaoundere Cameroon Yaounde Jamot Hospital Yaounde Cameroon Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University of Yaounde I Yaounde Cameroon In-Vitro Fertilisation Yaounde Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgery and Human Reproductive Teaching Hospital Yaounde Cameroon Yaounde University Teaching Hospital Centre Yaounde Cameroon Yaounde Gynaecology Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital Yaounde Cameroon 

出 版 物：《Advances in Molecular Imaging》 (分子影像学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2020年第10卷第4期

页      面：31-37页

学科分类：1003[医学-口腔医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Compliance Relevance Request Panoramic Dental Orthopantomogram 

摘      要：Background: Research studies made in Cameroon on compliance and relevance in the various areas of imaging, show the failure to comply with administrative and clinical criteria. These research studies led to recommendations meant for result amelioration. However, the orthopantomogram (OPT) field remains less studied in that regard in Cameroon. Aim: Evaluate the relevance and compliance of examination requests for panoramic dental radiography. Setting and Design: It is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a consecutive sample of dental panoramic requests identified during the study period in 4 radiology centres of Yaoundé. Material and Methods: Variables studied here were the validity criteria of imaging examination. Request: Five of which are of administrative order (date of the request, requesting department, patient’s identity, patient’s age, applicant’s identity) and three of clinical order (anatomic region, reason for the examination and the purpose of the examination). Statistical Analysis: Chi-squared test was used with confidence interval of 95%. Results: Patient’s identity (name) was the criteria carrying the highest information (98.9%), followed by the name of the applicant physician (91.6%). Out of 179 requests analysed, 8.6% had complete information. 46.4% of requests had no indications. Dental surgeon was the top prescriber with a total of 112 (62.6%). Conclusion: The quality of dental panoramic requests was not optimal in Yaounde, with lack of precision mostly noted at the level of clinical criteria.