Clinical photography has now reached all areas of dentistry, with camera equipment and photography skills being present in many practices. Whilst taking good photographs is just one part of improving record-keeping, the other part, which is arguably the more important aspect, is to store securely this vast amount of data that is created. This article intends to explore the options available to practices to store the data securely and recommends the easiest and most effective ways available today.
CPD/Clinical Relevance: With clinical photographs becoming ever more important in the field of dentistry, correct storage and use of camera equipment is important.
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Over the last few years, dental photography has become an increasingly important tool for the dental team. This has created the challenge of requiring large amounts of storage space for this data. In addition, steps must be taken to allow the back-up of this data safely and securely.
All clinical images should be captured correctly and stored appropriately. This is to allow the practitioner to view these images quickly and safely when necessary. This article hopes to explain how practices can cope with the increasing demands of digital photography and gives advice on how to manage the storage requirements for this vast amount of data.
This article will examine the steps that all members of the dental team can take to ensure that they are able to store and use their images effectively. It will briefly explain how different back-up systems work and the advantages of systems that are relevant to dentistry.
In addition, with the increasing number of litigation claims for dental treatment now being seen in court, it would be sensible for practitioners to try to use digital photography as an additional method of record-keeping. However, images can easily be manipulated with readily available software and therefore only particular types of images can be classified as acceptable pieces of record-keeping which could be used in medico-legal cases.
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