Radiation White Paper
White Paper on Radiation from Natural Dentistry Introduction
You are exposed to radiation every day, and more than half your radiation exposure is typically due to your medical care. Is it really time to get another x-ray? How risky is it? Is there a simple way for you to make such decisions when confronted with the possibility for another x-ray for your dental or medical care?
What do you actually know about radiation – those invisible particles and waves – intersecting with your body? Do you worry about it?
Should you worry about how many x-rays you have?
If you’re like most people, you ask yourself – and maybe the dental assistant or doctor – questions like:
“Do I have to have x-rays?”
“What levels of radiation will I be exposed to?”
“Is it one big x-ray or a lot of little ones?”
“Is it digital or not – and what’s the difference?”
“Is an x-ray harmful or uncomfortable?”
“What are the side effects?”
What usually happens is that you get a 1-line answer, or a 2-minute discussion and then the technician or doctor goes on with your treatment. Knowledge is power, and at Natural Dentistry, we want to help you know the facts so that you can be in charge of your own health. So today, we at Natural Dentistry are going to change all that because our mission is to empower our patients.
Knowledge also opens the door to responsibility. With knowledge you can better control your own health – which is the whole point of holistic natural approaches.
At Natural Dentistry, we call this INFORMED CHOICE, and it is a big move up from “informed consent” where you don’t even know what your alternatives might be.
To read my White Paper on Radiation please click here.
Dr. Ray Behm, DDS