Cases Administrated of CBCT by Dentists of Kerman: A Questionnaire Study

introduction: cone beam computed tomography (cbct) is a new method that is able to providethree-dimensional images in radiology and is useful for dentomaxillofacial imaging. this studyaimed to investigate the cases administrated cbct by dentists of kerman (2015 year). methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on dentists in kerman. the data weregathered using standard research questionnaires containing 20 questions about the cbctprescription and 10-question on diagnostic value of cbct with intraoral radiographs and otherinformation regarding the participants (age, sex, job, participate in the retraining of radiology,retraining courses, radiation protection). data was analyzed by t test, regression and spss 18. results: among 182 participants, 107 (52.26%) were male and the rest were female with anaverage age of 37.16±8.93 years. the mean score of the questions of cbct was 75.75±3.43,and the diagnostic value of the study was 16.17±2.15. the value of questions was statisticallysignificant between general practitioners and specialists (p=0.01). there was no difference betweenmen and women in the administration of cbct. the difference between male and female dentistsfor diagnostic value of cbct and other x-ray was statistically significant (p=0.029). betweencontinuing medical education courses, retraining radiology, radiation protection programs, cbctand diagnostic value with other radiological statistically significant correlation was observed. conclusion: the results of this study showed that knowledge of dentists in the administration ofcbct and its diagnostic value with other x-rays was satisfactory.