Quality Assurance Tracking

Logging Your QA Test Results in XDR: 

• Set Up: To easily track your QA tests, create a patient called "QA Testing" in XDR and design a layout specifically for these tests. 
• Test Images: For each sensor and X-ray machine, take a standard test image at the same exposure time and distance from source as your reference image. 
• Compare Images: Check each new test image against your reference "good" image. 
• Record Details: In the "write notes" section of the test exam, record the:  

• • Serial number of the sensor that was tested
  • Operatory where the test was performed
  • X-ray machine used 
  • Exposure settings
  • Distance from the X-ray source
• Save Results: Keep all your test images and notes saved within the "QA Testing" patient record. 

Click here for detailed QA information from the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors and click here for great information on quality assurance phantom testing from the Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology journal. 

CRCPD – Quality Control Recommendations for Diagnostic Radiography vol. 1, pg. 2; https://www.iaea.org/resources/rpop/health-professionals/dentistry/optimization; Oral Radiology Principles and Interpretation; Stuart C. White; Michael J. Pharoah; Chapter 15 Quality Assurance and Infection Control, pg. 250; Dental Imaging Consultants - What is Dental Imaging Quality Assurance? 2010- 2013; https://www.oooojournal.net/ ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY Journal Vol. 112 No. 5 Nov 2011